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Installfest Touts Linux’s Freedom

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“In 2001, Eric Skalwold was nearly finished installing Windows
XP onto his computer. Then he read the end-user agreement and
decided he couldn’t consent to those terms.

“Skalwold said he heard whisperings of Linux, a computer
operating system that touts itself as ‘free software.’ This doesn’t
mean they’re giving it away; it’s free in the way United States
citizens have free speech–a feature Skalwold said Microsoft
doesn’t offer…”


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