“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…”