Is software freedom a social justice issue?
With so many important issues on a global scale, just how important is software freedom? Karen Sandler shares the evolution of her own thoughts about free and open source software on a bigger political and social scale and examines the ways we should frame discourse around the issue.
| Talk Title | Is software freedom a social justice issue? |
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| Conference | O’Reilly Open Source Convention |
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| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Date | October 17-19, 2016 |
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| Slides | Talk Slides |
| Video | Talk Video |
With so many important issues on a global scale, just how important is software freedom? Software freedom is a fundamental issue, a threshold that underlies our ability to effectively solve any social problem, so we need a new way of thinking about it in relation to social justice causes. Karen Sandler shares the evolution of her own thoughts about free and open source software on a bigger political and social scale and examines the ways we should frame discourse around the issue.
