Report on some aspect of your essay preparation or class discussion on this week’s lecture and readings:
• Free Software and the Creative Commons
• Why doesn't strict copyright make sense for some things?
• What are the benefits of proprietary software versus free software?
• Where does free software come from?
• It is not illegal to share food or clothes or recipes, why should it be illegal to share software?
• What is the difference between free and open software?
• Why is free software important for all computer users?
• Try some open source software and report back.
‘Free software is software that gives you the user the freedom to share study and modify it. We call this free software because the user is free’. (Lee, M. 2011). When using free software, you are given the choice to learn, and also share information with others. It allows people to share their knowledge and then for others to build upon that knowledge with their own. The amazing thing is, is that, you don’t have to be a computer genious to use the software it is made easy to access and readily available. It also releves the stress of being caught for copyright when copying information for a friend. Unfortunately there are some threats to free software which include digital restrictions management, Software patents and treacherous computing. These can cause problems to the use of free software. Overall free software is a very useful component for all computer users and is easily accessed.
Lee, M. (2011). ‘What is free software and why is it so important for society?’, Free Software Foundation, Viewed September 21st 2011, via https://learning.secure.griffith.edu.au/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common/course.pl?course_id=_101249_1&frame=top
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