Z:gnu-www-ja-freedom-or-power--732d25-Discussions of rights and rule/en

Discussions of rights and rules for software have often concentrated on the interests of programmers alone. Few people in the world program regularly, and fewer still are owners of proprietary software businesses. But the entire developed world now needs and uses software, so software developers now control the way it lives, does business, communicates, and is entertained. The ethical and political issues are not addressed by the slogan of &ldquo;freedom of choice (for developers only).&rdquo;