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 			RMS, stuned and angry, immediately and without a word walked out
 			[Williams-RMS, 6-8]
 
+importance of software freedom
+	car analogy
+		common question: I'm not a computer programmer, so why should I care?
+		imagine all car hoods were welded shut so no one could see the engine
+		no one can study or modify their engines
+		I'm not an auto mechanic, so why should I care?
+		if car with a welded hood breaks down, only manufacturer could repair it
+			hope manufacturer stays in business
+				many around the world almost didn't in 2008-2009
+			monopolies in auto repair market
+		if car without welded hood breaks down, anyone with skills can repair it
+			auto repair is a free market
+			many professional and amateur mechanics
+			when your car breaks down, you can:
+				fix it yourself,
+				find a friend to fix it for you, or
+				hire a mechanic to fix it for you
+		when a free program breaks, anyone can fix it
+			and they can share their fix with the world
+	"code is law"
+		developer decides what program can and cannot do
+		without freedom to study and modify program, users are helpless
+		restrictions
+			include anti-features and limitations of freedom 0
+			trial versions
+				program can deny access to certain features
+				program can stop working after some period of time - "time bomb"
+			screen shots in MS Windows Media Player
+				copyright law allows screen shots in many situations
+				program does not allow screen shots in any situations
+			printing DRM-enabled PDF files in Adobe Reader
+				program refuses to print certain files for you
+		backdoors and tracking
+			NSAKEY in MS Windows
+				accidentally revealed by MSFT
+				shows that NSA might have access to every Windows system
+			Amazon.com Inc. deleted books from Kindle libraries
+				including, ironically, "1984" by George Orwell
+				multiple times, despite promises otherwise
+				like bookstore breaking into house and taking books from shelf
+			mobile phone location tracking files
+				found in Apple iOS and Android
+				tracks everywhere you go with the device
+				is copied to desktop or laptop PC
+				can therefore be accessed by anyone with access to the PC:
+					family, friends,
+					crackers,
+					PIs, law enforcement
+				the tracking in Android at least could be removed
+					because much of Android is free software
+					in fact, Replicant doesn't track its users
+	reliability and security
+		proprietary software can be audited only by its developers
+			relies on a practice called "security through obscurity"
+			hide the code, hide the holes
+			thoroughly disproven by studies
+			crackers find holes anyway
+			users are helpless until developers fix the holes, if they ever do
+		free software can be audited (and even fixed) by anyone
+			users can protect themselves and help protect each other
+		ex: HTTP Range header bug
+			bug in HTTP, affected all Web servers
+			solutions discussed on Apache list
+			Debian maintainers (Apache users) added patch to package
+			Debian released a complete fix 9 days before Apache did
+		ex: implantable medical devices
+			software is not reviewed by FDA; FDA trusts devs to report on safety
+			software has bugs, most of which could easily be found
+			many people have died due to such errors
+			software is unsecure; IMDs with wireless radios can be cracked
+				a person could kill an IMD user with a small, cheap device
+			people are dying because companies refuse to publish source code
+		ex: Air France Flight 447
+			2009-06-01
+			all 228 people on board were killed
+			under investigation
+			apparent cause:
+				software responding poorly to conflicting measurements
+		"Proprietary software is an unsafe building material"
+			[Moglen]
+
 commercial free software
 	many believe that money can't be made in open source and free software
 		that free means noncommercial
@@ -321,3 +402,6 @@ DB-Gates
 	http://www.digibarn.com/collections/newsletters/homebrew/V2_01/
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 Williams-RMS
+Moglen
+	http://www.softwarefreedom.org/events/2010/sscl/moglen-
+	software_in_everything-transcript.html