One of the core beliefs of the open-source community is that information should be free. There are different types of free such as freedom free and no cost free. Although I would all information to be cost free, sometimes that is not entirely possible for various reasons. On the other hand, ALL information should be free as in freedom. There should be NO barriers to accessing information for anyone. Every human being on the face of the earth has a right to every piece of information that exists.
It really burns me when companies and governments try to hide information or charge people to access that information. While some information may be considered private or sensitive, the fact of the matter is that someone is just trying to gain an advantage over someone else who knows less. That's wrong no matter how you look at it. One of my quests is to put as much information as possible up on my blog and let people access it for free. I wish I had the resources of Google to get even more information out there for free. Perhaps one day I will be able to do something along that scale. The dissemination of information is what will eventually break all social and cultural barriers in the world today. The days of class discrimination and abuse of wealth and power will eventually die as people become more informed and educated. I will be happy to see the day that the average person wields as much power in society as the so called blue-bloods do today. It's not a matter of if that will happen, it's when. Luckily, the internet is hurling society towards that status very quickly. What are your feelings on freedom of information?
Liberate Information - My New Call for Freedom of Information
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