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Richard Stallman Explains Free Software and the Four Freedoms

TEDx Talks · Talk · 14 min · 2014 · YouTube title: Free software, free society: Richard Stallman at TEDxGeneva 2014
Why it's here

HN uses it constantly as the reference for the argument that either the user controls the software or the software controls the user, and it is recommended as a basic introduction.

What it covers

Richard Stallman's TEDxGeneva 2014 talk describing how nonfree programs give companies control over users and what users can do to regain control. It introduces the free software movement and the four freedoms.