NewsForge: Free Software, You’ve Been Framed

“The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has always been concerned
about the power of language. Most famously, it is known for
insisting on the term ‘GNU/Linux’ and giving ‘free software’ equal
billing with ‘open source’ in order to receive its due credit. Now,
as the FSF prepares a campaign to inform the general public about
the dangers of digital rights management (DRM) technologies, it’s
struggling with the question of how to enter a debate that the
opposition has defined in such a way that opposing views are
discredited automatically.

“According to Peter Brown, executive director of the FSF,
explaining this tactic and trying to replace loaded terms with more
truthful ones will play a large role in the campaign’s preparation
and likely in the campaign itself…”

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