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<title>Testimonials - I Love Free Software</title>
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<h1>Why they love Free Software</h1>
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<!--1 BARBIERI Massimo-->
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<div class="testimonial" style="margin-bottom:3em">
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<img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/barbieri.jpg"/>
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<p><em>""A few decades ago the word "Freedom" had a very different meaning than
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today. We live in a digital society in which many aspects of our lives, and of
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our Freedom, go through a digital medium. Having full control of the software we
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use is therefore the only way to achieve full control of our Freedom. I love
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Free Software because I take care of my Freedom.""</em><br/>
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<strong>Massimo Barbieri</strong>, Member of the
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<a href="http://lug.42019.it/index.php/Pagina_principale">LUG Scandiano</a> and
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Fellow of
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FSFE
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<!--2 CONSONNI Christian-->
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<div class="testimonial" style="margin-bottom:3em">
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<img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/consonni_sm.jpg"/>
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<p><em>"I love free software because it empowers people, free software puts
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you in condition to do things you could not do before, because it
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increases your knowledge and renders you more aware of your
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possibilities. I discovered free software at university, and since
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then a whole world has unfolded for me; and it is there, waiting to be
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used and waiting for another contributor. With free software I have
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done something that, before, I did much less: learning! I have learned
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not only more about computer science but also valuable skills for my
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studies and my job. So I have to say a big "Thank you" to all the
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people who are spending their time and providing us with great
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software."</em><br/>
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<strong>Christian Consonni</strong>, vice-president of Wikimedia Italy.
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<!--3 GRATZER Franz-->
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<div class="testimonial" style="margin-bottom:3em">
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<p><img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/gratzer_sm.jpg"/>
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<em>"As a web designer I spend most of the time working on computers.
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Usability is a big issue for me. And a very important part of usability
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is the compliance with well defined open standards because every program
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can be built to support these norms. It's insane not comply with them if
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you want to provide a diverse audience with a certain design and a clear
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and reliable interaction. Free software is built around open standards.
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Unfortunately big proprietary software vendors ignore those standards
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building solutions which work for their own products only. I don't want
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to support this greed and take a stand for reasoning and cooperation by
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using free software and supplying media in formats which can be accessed
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freely without the need to accept unfavourable limitations.
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Franz Gratzer, active for veganism, the environment and Fellow of the
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FSFE"</em><br/>
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<strong>Franz Gratzer</strong>.
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</div>
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<!--4 JELMORINI, Nicola-->
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<div class="testimonial" style="margin-bottom:3em">
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<img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/jelmorini_sm.jpg"/>
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<p><em>"The reason why "I love Free Software" it's in the phrase itself.
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Be free is important, be free to manage my computer as I want is important,
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be free to learn always something from other fellows is important, be free
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to teach always something to other fellows is important.
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All of this is possible only with Free Software, and since I joined the
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cause, I couldn't live without anymore.
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Linux, Ubuntu, Gnome, LibreOffice, Gimp, Blender, Chromium, just to name
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few, and many more free software that I use every day, allows me do what I
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want, in the way I want.
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No matter if I have to write a document, do some calculations, write
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software code, create some graphics, or simply enjoy a game or watch a
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film. Free Software it's always there with a simple and effective solution
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for me in any field."</em><br/>
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<strong>Nicola Jelmorini.</strong>
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</p>
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</div>
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<!--5 KRETSCHMANN Kai-->
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<img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/kkretschmann_sm.jpg"/>
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<p><em>"I like, support and need "Free Software".
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it is s fundamental part of the internet as we know it, a basic
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precondition of a free Internet and even supports in some way the
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democracy around the world.
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Free Software isn't only a cheap way to get a word-clone. It is a
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political statement and even a religion for some developers."</em><br/>
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<strong>Kai Kretschmann</strong><!--,proud supporter of FSFE, active
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Pirate-Party-Member in Germany
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and Developer day&night.-->
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<!--6 OBERG Jonas-->
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<div class="testimonial">
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<img src="/about/people/avatars/oberg.jpg"/>
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<p>"On Valentines Day, the Society for Free Culture and Software, extends their
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love to projects such as Audacity, GIMP, Inkscape and other audiovisual tools.
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These tools form the backbone of the infrastructure needed to support free
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culture and while Free Culture could technically exist independently of Free
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Software, the two movements share a common philosophy of freedom which make the
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two inseparable. Without Free Software, our activities would be so much more
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difficult to carry out, and no Free Culture project would be able to enjoy the
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full freedoms without the infrastructure created by Free Software projects such
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as those outlined before. To everyone engaged in supporting this
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infrastructure: thank you! We love you!"<br/>
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— <strong>Jonas Oberg</strong>, <a href="http://www.ffkp.se/">Society for Free
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Culture and Software (Föreningen fri kultur och programvara)</a></p>
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<!--7 RUSU Valentin -->
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<img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/rusu_sm.jpg"/>
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<p><em>"Why I love Free Software? Because it let's me do cool things whithout
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having to
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work in some big USA-based software company. "</em><br/>
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<strong>Valentin Rusu</strong>
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</p>
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</div>
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<!--8 SCHUMACHER Cornelius-->
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<img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/schumacher.jpg"/>
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<p>Free Software is central to everything KDE does and without Free Software KDE
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software could not exist.<br/>
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KDE relies overwhelmingly on volunteer contributions from people all around
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the world who, initially, do not know one another. Free Software provides the
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social contract that makes such contributions possible, as our volunteers know
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they are helping to create a common good that can be shared by all.<br/>
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Free Software and the shared purpose it creates also gives KDE its distinctive
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non-hierarchical meritocratic structure. Without the principles of Free
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Software, KDE would need centralised control of the software copyrights and,
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in turn, a set of leaders determining the direction of the software we
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produce. Our contributors would have less ability to try out new ideas, to
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work on the things that really matter to them and, above all, to be Free.<br/>
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Without Free Software, there would be no KDE. Free Software gives KDE life.
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KDE loves Free Software.<br/>
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— <strong>Cornelius Schumacher</strong>, <a href="http://ev.kde.org">President
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of KDE e.V.</a> </p>
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<!-- SCHULZ Jimmy -->
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<p><img src="/campaigns/ilovefs/2012/photos/schulz.jpg"/>
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<em>"I love free software because it's like a car that comes with complete service
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manual and every tool you might ever need -- I can repair it and even add new
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features myself! If I do, other users may benefit from my changes, and if
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I can't, there's always a community that is more than willing to help."</em><br/>
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<strong>Martin Zuther</strong>
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<!--9 WOOLFREY Chris-->
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<em>"I love Free Software because it presents an alternative when it feels like
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there can never be an alternative."</em><br/>
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<strong>Chris Woolfrey</strong><!--, Journalist and Fiction writer.-->
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<!--10 ZACCHIROLI Stefano-->
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<p><em>"I love Free Software because we depend more and more upon software, in
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every moment of our lives. It is software that handles our email and
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social network activities when we communicate; it is software that
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controls our ovens and fridges when to prepare our meals; it is software
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that drives cars and airplanes when we travel around the world; it is
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software that keeps many of us alive when we need hospital equipment or
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bio-medical devices like pacemakers. A world without Free Software
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means being held hostage by proprietary software authors that run our
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lives. I love Free Software because it can set us free."</em><br/>
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<strong>Dr. Stefano Zacchiroli</strong>, Debian Project Leader, Scientist and Free Software Developer
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"I use free software because it's safe from compagny malwares and it
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doesn't pesker me all the time with limitations due to licences."</p>
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Michel Kapel
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<!--11 ZUTHER Martin-->
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<em>"I love free software because it's like a car that comes with complete service
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manual and every tool you might ever need -- I can repair it and even add new
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features myself! If I do, other users may benefit from my changes, and if
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I can't, there's always a community that is more than willing to help."</em><br/>
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<strong>Martin Zuther</strong>
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<timestamp>$Date: 2010-01-31 18:59:43 +0100 (Sun, 31 Jan 2010) $ $Author: ato
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