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Every choice we make about 
the technology we use in our daily lives..

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..shapes the world. 

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Think for example, about electric cars, 

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..about the apps on your phone,
your computer, the Internet,

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..the programs you use for work, or school.

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The makers of these programs..

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..build a convincing way of experiencing
the world.

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But make no mistake, 

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..they do not serve you.

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We end up with software..

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..that often deprives us of important rights and
freedoms. 

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With nonfree software, in a sense..

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..we are walking in the dark.

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We can't understand today's popular software
because it is mostly proprietary,

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..which means
our active participation is limited by design.

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Instead, the software ends up controlling us.

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This is a story about how the world is,
and how it could be.

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What happens when we don't look up?

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What happens when we follow the breadcrumbs of
the promise of convenience?

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Considering the presence of software in your life,

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..shouldn't you be able to
look inside programs to see how they worked?

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Shouldn't you be able to
use them however you wanted,

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..make whatever changes you wanted,
and share them freely in your community?

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To live in a world
where we <i>do</i> control our technology,

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..we need software
that is free -- as in freedom.

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All software is basically
a set of instructions to a computer,

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..which come together
like building blocks to make up your program.

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There is a global community of people that believe that software
should serve you, the user.

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That <i>you</i> should be able to
freely access, make changes,

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..and share these building blocks
to your liking. 

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And when you can,
we call it free software.

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With free software,
you can not only check
that software does what it says it does,

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..like protect your privacy..

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..you can also adjust it
to make it do something new,

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..something creative.
You can solve any issue that you can think of.

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We protect this freedom
by using a concept called copyleft.

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This makes it so that
all modified and extended versions of a program

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..are required to be free (as in freedom) as well.

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Software freedom is worth fighting for.

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As the user, you have the
power to demand change. 

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You can make conscious decisions toward freedom,
one step at a time.

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There are free as in freedom programs
that you can begin to use today,

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..which provide an ethical replacement
for the apps on your computer or phone.

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Over time, you can replace more and more
of the parts of your digital life..

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..with tools that respect your freedom, 

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..and help others to do the same,

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..by learning about and advocating
for software freedom in your
home, school, and workplace.

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Every time you use free software,

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..you are helping to create a freer
existence for yourself, and for the rest of us, too.

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This just in!
Shocking new video from a schoolteacher..

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..who wandered into a cave
and found out what's really going on with these devices we're
all carry around in our pockets.

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It turns out they're a
form of mind control,

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..and that the end game is
walking unconsciously right into the
mouths of monsters.

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Free software is important,
not just when thinking of technology,

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..but it matters for a free society.

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So from now on,
when you are speaking about any kind of freedom,

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..please consider the role
that software plays in that cause.

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The Free Software Foundation has been fighting for software freedom
since 1985.

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The journey won't be over
until we've all climbed the ladder to freedom.