Supporting Democracy

Bruce Perens bruce@perens.com
Perens LLC

• Why is The Internet Important to Democracy?
• Why is Open Source Important To Democracy?
• Threats to the Democracy of the Internet.
• The Addiction Model of Software Purchasing.
• Should You Really Consider Open Source and Proprietary Software As Equals?
• Is the GPL A Monster?
• Insincere Industry Efforts.

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