The Foundation of Open Source: Why Software Freedom?
Wednesday, October 22 at 09:45–10:45
Room: Omega 1
Level: Beginner
Open source has become the backbone of society's software. Critical projects like PostgreSQL power some of the most important software in the industry. While many aspects of Open Source make software successful, such as its collaborative development model and price, these features are all underpinned and guaranteed by the software freedom that Open Source licenses provide. In this talk, Karen will explore why software freedom is essential to modern day computing, as well as to every day life.
