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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