Free Software, Open Access and Entrepreneurship Day
National Hellenic Research FoundationAthens 2016/10/26
Matthias Kirschner @kirschnerFree Software Foundation Europefsfe.org/about/kirschner
Millions of possibilities
we just know a
fraction
But who will decide?
„Free Software is gratis.“
UseStudyShareImprove
„Free Software, Open Source, Libre Software, FOSS, FLOSS describe different software.“
Same licences!1983 Free Software–1992 Libre Software–1998 Open Source–200X FOSS–2003 - FLOSS
„Whoever changes Free Software has to make the modifications available for
everybody.“
Depends on licence and just for distribution!
„You cannot earn money with Free Software.“
Money for everything...but licences!
Who wants to bear the
blame?
Linux 4.2: 236 corporations
https://lwn.net/Articles/654633/
https://lwn.net/Articles/654633/
Linux 4.2: 236 corporations
2012 1,000,000,000$2015 1,790,000,000$
„Free Software is the superior development model“
Business, Development,
Softwaremodel
„Just computer freaks use Free Software.“
>1,300,000 Android phones activated per day
>700,000 TVs sold per day
„Free Software is more secure than proprietary software.“
Licence !=
Security
Transparency+
Competition
„Free Software does not give me any advantage if I cannot program.“
Public Money=
Public Code
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