I just had this idea about freedom in an online landscape:
If the four basic freedoms in software according to Richard Stallman are:
1. To contribute
2. To distribute
3. To enjoy others contributions
And the fourth freedom, also called the zero-th freedom is:
0. To run
Then to be free in online spaces we first need the conditions for content creation (to contribute, distribute & add up contributions) but to actually be free we must run the freedoms, to be free we must create.
Meaning freedom is not a noun, but a verb. Freedom is something we do, we do it everyday with #Foss and #libresoftware.
If you want to be a slave, then consume away, but if you want to be free then make, remix, share and build together - only as a team we can create our liberty.
