OSI CONSIDERED HARMFUL

In 1986, the first draft of the Free Software Definition was published, and included three freedoms; a fourth, freedom 0, was added in 1996, and together they read as follows:

0. The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose.
1. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
2. The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
3. The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

Because software is written by human beings, it is a form of speech, and the four freedoms establish the requirements for exercising that speech. Human beings are a natural source of bias, and the best possible way to reduce bias is by allowing anyone the fullest possible access to the code underlying the software they use.

ELIZABETH WARREN AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES

Before I talk about Senator Warren, I have some things to say:

I’m not Native; I’ve never been a part of any Native community and I had no exposure to any, growing up. Because of that, I refuse to identify as Native or to wear Native regalia. I do have a Native ancestor possibly as recently as 3 or 4 generations ago, but that doesn’t mean anything because of that lack of cultural exposure.