history of software freedom in the beginning, all users were free computers [examples?] came with software software source code was shared freely companies saw no reason to lock it away or forbid sharing and modification something about hackers and the MIT model railroad club? proprietarization mostly through the 1970s IBM in 1969[?] copyright extended to software "Open Letter to Hobbyists" GNU FSF EULAs legally-binding contracts began as a way to limit warranties and disclaim liability in the mid 1980s, became popular in forbidding sharing and modification Linux open source, Netscape something on DRM maybe? modern EULAs limit free speech allow developer to change software remotely without notice to add: FSF FSD Linux open source, Netscape importance of software freedom "code is law" restrictions limitations of freedom 0 software obeys developer, controls user trial versions screen shots in MS Windows Media Player printing DRM-enabled PDF files in Adobe Reader features of MS Windows locked away in "Home" editions backdoors and tracking list of all installed software sent to MSFT on Windows update NSAKEY Nintendo 3DS logs Amazon.com Inc. deleting books from Kindle libraries Apple iPhone location tracking file proprietary software kills people! commercial free software many believe that money can't be made in open source and free software logical fallacy, false exclusionary disjunct if a license said that software can't be offered for a price it would be non-free ...