"Technology is great at distributing information and connecting large numbers
of people over vast distances, but it can also be used to concentrate power
in the hands of a few."
...which is a very good reason that we should fight every attempt to turn the
cooperative, decentralized internet into a Microsoft or Google bulletin
board. As for cell phones, the OpenMoko project is in jeopardy, but I think
we should regroup and work on a libre smartphone again. Hopefully, it would
actually work well as a ''phone'' next time. Google Android is to be avoided,
because it locks in the user, and its app store makes no meaningful
distinction between free and nonfree software.
"BTW thanks for mentioning Musopen. I will try it."
It is a wonderful source of free cultural Classical recordings. See also
[http://imslp.org/ IMSLP] for music scores, for whoever is interested in
them.
"I've used the term "libre" before."
"Free software" is really the best term I can think of when talking about it
with the average Joe. You just have to clarify it and say: "I'm actually
talking about the kind of software that you are free to use, modify, and
share however you wish, although the software also doesn't cost anything."
"Libre" is a good and precise term to use when speaking to others in our
community, but it's not a term that every person on the street can be
expected to understand. For practical reasons I even avoid the oft-used
phrase "Free as in Beer" when referring to software with no monetary fee,
because when you use that example people tend to miss the point and say stuff
like, "I don't even drink beer". X-D
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