Software Freedom Day is an event spearheaded by Software Freedom International.
It is held yearly on different parts around the world. And the reason why they do it is to celebrate the creation of Free Software and to make everyone more aware of it, how they can use it and what are the benefits to using it.
Softwares come in all sizes and with it comes potentially unwanted programs as well. By making it open source, one would be able to see the source code of the said software - you would be able to know how it ticks. By making it transparent, you can be sure that the program you’re using doesn’t carry anything else aside from what you wanted. This is the main point that the event is trying to deliver to its participants.
Another point that they’re trying to get across are the potential unwanted effects that a closed software may bring to you. You can examine their source code, thus, you won’t be able to determine what they do aside from the task that they are supposed to do. You can’t even be sure that they are working as you had intended them to do. Other closed software even carry the risk of having unwanted programs in them, making them potentially dangerous as well.
SFD is a global group study that teaches us the reasons as to why software transparency is an important factor that we mustn't ignore just because the closed software that we’re using are functioning properly.
It’s a good experience that we can share with everyone and the knowledge learned here can also be applied in our daily lives in this world that’s brimming with technology.
Software Freedom Day Cebu 2014
Software Freedom Day 2014 will be a gathering of advocates and developers who supports the celebration.
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