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Second day keynote at DORS/CLUC on 17.6.13 in Zagreb, Croatia. The short version? 42. Some thoughts and observations on the current situation of the Free Software world, the challenges, and some suggestions for effective free software evangelism.
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Free SoftwareSociety
Georg Greve
Introduction
Basics
Realpolitik
Lessons
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Living in the Free Software SocietyGeorg Greve
17. June 2014
Free SoftwareSociety
Georg Greve
Introduction
Basics
Realpolitik
Lessons
Homework
Contact
How to save the world in 4 minutes
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Let’s start at the beginningAtomized Software Freedom
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And before you askTerminology
Free Software?Open Source?Libre Software?FOSS?FLOSS?
It’s all about Software Freedom
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Why is this important?Code is law
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But not all law is codeIf you give someone the power, they will use it
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Governments are no exceptionWhose interests prevail?
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Side noteMotivation vs motivation
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The case for software freedom:It has never been stronger
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The better argument does not always winBut sometimes the answer is not so simple
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For the communityIs it relevant to your ...?
Understand the needs
Solve the actual problem
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For the companiesThe market does not owe you anything
Networking effects
Freedom alone is not enough
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For the entrepreneursIt’ll be blood, sweat and tears
A company is a company
Usually it’s not the code that fails
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For the marketYou desperately want to pay for Free Software
Smart vs Dumb Money
Foster ecosystem
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For the studentsJoin the winning team
Get involved!
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Georg Greve
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Realpolitik
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It’s a hellish job for one person aloneBut we aren’t alone
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Georg Greve
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Realpolitik
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Contact
Georg C. F. GreveKolab Systems, CEOgreve@kolabsys.com
http://kolab.org
http://kolabsys.com
http://mykolab.com
http://linkedin.com/in/GeorgGreve
http://www.slideshare.net/ggreve
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