The practical use behind the rhetorical strategy in using the term 'free' in 'free culture' is an extension from Richard Stallman's emphasis on using 'free software' over 'open-source software.'
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html If you haven't read this article, I think this is probably *the* starting point for this conversation. Unless you want to really dive into Lessig's argumentation of using the term 'free': http://www.free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf Check p. 30: "Free cultures are cultures that leave a great deal open for others to build upon; unfree, or permission, cultures leave much less. Ours was a free culture. It is becoming much less so." Alex On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Patrick Anderson <[email protected]>wrote: > Kẏra wrote: > > How does that actually address any of the issues in the original post? > > Oh, I thought you were looking for a new term to replace "free culture". > > Freedom isn't Free, and ass you say, the word Free sounds too chaotic > and without rules. > > To me, the word Freedom sounds like level-headed liberation brought > about by a set of carefully defined constraints such as those enforced > by the GNU GPL. > > For example I think "Freedom Software" is better than "Free Software" > because the word "Freedom" makes the recipient unsure of the > implications instead of assuming the program is Freeware or malware, > or if your are not careful, it may even sound like the offering is an > illegal distribution of proprietary software (hey buddy, you want some > *Free* software?). > > So I think the word Free is tainted beyond use, whereas the word > Freedom can probably be useful. > > > > the proposed term refers to a broader culture > > of freedom without defining the actual freedom. > > Ok, here is my definition of "actual freedom": > > Freedom requires users control the Source of all the products they use. > > For example, the milk-drinker must have control (probably > co-ownership) in the dairy where that milk comes from. > > Doing this for all goods and services will allow us to finally have > control of our food supply, our cell-phone networks, our ISPs, our > healthcare, our housing, etc. > > So User Freedom requires Source Control. > > Sincerely, > Patrick Anderson > http://ImputedProduction.BlogSpot.com > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >
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