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Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, thank you everyone to coming to\Nthis talk.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you ready to start? Yeah, fabulous.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've called it "That's a Free Software\NIssue!"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cause it is!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A little bit about us.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Karen Sandler, I'm the executive\Ndirector of an organization named
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Software Freedom Conservancy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Raise your hand if you've heard of\NConservancy
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so, like 3/4 of the room.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're a nonprofit charity, we're the home\Nof lots of free software projects
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like {\i1}garbled{\i0},\Nthe list goes on and on.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're also the home of the Debian Copyright\NAggregation project, and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're the home of Outreachy, which is a\Ndiversity initiative that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Debian participates in and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the very shortest note about me is that\NI have a heart condition and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm fine, but my heart is 3 times the size\Nof a normal person's heart
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm at a very high risk of suddenly\Ndying,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I have a pacemaker defibrillator,\Nwhich is awesome, except
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't see the source code in my own\Nbody, which is causing me to be
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really really passionate about software\Nfreedom.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Karen might be a cyborg, but I'm a cat\Nowner,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a picture of my cat, his name is\NBash.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Molly de Blanc, I'm a free\Nsoftware activist,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm the campaign manager for the Free\NSoftware Foundation.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many people here know about the FSF?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you are members?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still good!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can we ask them how many are\NConservancy supporters?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you are Conservancy\Nsupporters?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nice
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many of you are both?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If anyone, since I'm a volunteer with the\NFree Software Foundation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm also a lawyer and I only do pro bono\Nlegal work now.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But since I'm a volunteer sometimes with\Nthe Free Software Foundation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can say that if anyone signs up to become\Na Free Software Foundation associate member
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during this talk, come up afterwards and\Nhighfive me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I can say, since I volunteer for the\NConservancy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that if you would like to become a\NConservancy supporter by the end
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this presentation, I will highfive you.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in addition to those things, I'm also\Non the board of the Open Source Initiative
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to think this makes me doubly\Nqualified to talk about licensing
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though I'm less qualified than Karen\Nto talk about licensing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You are also affiliated with all of\Nthe orgs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Officially, so…
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which brings us to\N"What is user freedom?"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Raise you hand if this is, maybe, your\Nfirst conference
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Free and Open Source Software.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's give all these people a round of\Napplause there,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like 5 people here who are new.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Applause]
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brief introduction, do you want to\Nstart that?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,User freedom is predicated, it's based\Non the idea
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we first need to understand and appreciate\Nthat we have digital rights.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're extending our rights that exist in\Nphysical spaces to digital spaces.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once we understand that, we can then\Nthink about and talk about
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, there is this software and these\Ntechnologies that we're using
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we also have rights specifically\Nrelevant to those"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So user freedom is the freedom that we\Nhave relating to technology and software.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,User freedom is a really important part\Nof our digital right, it's…
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the slide is not… oh there it is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oops, now I have gone too far.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Software freedom is an important piece of\Nuser freedom.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,User freedom, I think, it's very difficult\Nfor user freedom to exist
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without software freedom.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, software freedom, should I just…\NYeah.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Software freedom is a software that\Nyou can…
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love this picture, ???\Nfor the FSF
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can buy this on a t-shirt\Nfrom them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's software with 4 freedoms.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ability to run a software, to make\Nmodifications to the software,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to contribute back those changes and to\Nshare the software generally.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's different licenses that help\Naccomplish this.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Free and Open Source Software is\Npredicated on a legal construct
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's this really special idea called\NCopyleft where
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we use copyright, which creates effectively\Na monopoly, but in order to
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keep software free and to share it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was kind of a crash course on\Nwhat Free Software is and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what Free Software Freedom is and how\Nit fits in the context of user freedom.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you want to add anything to that?\NNo, it's okay.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we want to tell you about why we care\Nabout Free Software.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We mostly care because we care about\Nthe future of our technology and
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we care about how technology is interwoven\Ninto the societies that we live in.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, the reason why I care about\Nsofware freedom is deeply personal,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have this defibrillator, I can't see the\Nsource code inside my body
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also, I can't modify it and I can't\Nchange it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was pregnant, I got shocked by\Nmy defibrillator
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because my heart was palpitating, which is\Nsomething that normal people who are pregnant
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have palpitations, but the vast majority,\N85% of people who have defibrillators
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are over the age of 65.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of the people who get defibrillators,\Nfewer than half of them are women,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the set of people who are in my situation
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being pregnant with a defibrillator was\Njust teeny tiny
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and no one had anticipated my condition\Nbefore.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I couldn't do anything about\Nthat situation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the only way I could deal with it was\Nto take drugs to slow my heartrate down
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was a real challenge.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I live with my defibrillator, the issues\Naround software freedom become
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really evident
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as I go through different stages\Nin my life,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it becomes more and more obvious\Nhow those map into societal issues.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, for me, this just comes up over\Nand over again as a metaphor
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for all of the technology we rely on.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I care about Free Software from a high\Nlevel.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a reinterpretation from a quote\Ngiven to me by Elana Hashman
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"User freedom enables consent"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to consent, we have to have\Nautonomy,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in order to have autonomy, we need\Nto be able to understand
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we're looking at and what we're\Ntalking about.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So without user freedom, without software\Nfreedom,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we wouldn't be able to look at these\Ntechnologies that are running
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every single aspect of our lives.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the question is, why should you care\Nabout software freedom?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were thinking about it and we were\Nable to divide
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we think are the core issues into\Na few major categories.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first one is autonomy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Linking back to my heart condition, not\Nbeing able to even see the source code
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on my own body, let alone have the ability\Nto work with medical professionals
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to modify it really underscores this point.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should have control over the\Ntechnology we rely on
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and whether on not we are the ones who\Nwant to modify the technology
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whether we want to work with\Nprofessionals or a team or regulators
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whoever it is to modify our technology
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have autonomy over our own\Ndestinies, unless we have control
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over our software, unless we can see how\Nit's written, see how it operates
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also have the ability to modify and\Nimplement those modifications.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Autonomy also fits into that narrative\Nthat I mentioned before about consent.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An enthusiastic consent to the way that\Nwe're interacting with technology,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way that the results are being used.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is very vital for our autonomy freedom.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another major category of areas where\Nwe think that software freedom is essential
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is within security.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must have control over our security\Ntools. We must be able to review the
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,security software that we're using. We\Nneed to not only be able to review the
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,source code and see how--\Nwe may not always be able to see that
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are backdoors that having the\Nopportunity to review that source code
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a critical component, and the ability\Nto modify when there is a vulnerability
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really important too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's this study called the \N"Honeymoon Effect"
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raise your hand if you have heard of\Nthe Honeymoon Effect, just curious
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about that, just a few people.\NThey studied the number of
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vulnerabilities in software over time\Nas opposed to bugs in software over time
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The number of bugs in software is\Ngenerally a decreasing number as a
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,project matures. But then if you look\Ninstead at known vulnerabilities, there's
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this period of time where the known\Nvulnerabilities are flat and they call
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the honeymoon period, because it\Nwas the time where there were no
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known vulnerabilities in that source\Ncode and the software project
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and once there was one vulnerability
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found it increased at an almost
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exponential rate. And it was interesting\Nand they studied how
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,