The Family Guide to Digital Freedom

The Wall Street Journal reported that EU regulators have announced a third investigation into Microsoft's conduct on the desktop.

The Document Freedom Day (DFD) is the global day for document liberation.

Thousands of Polish high school students now have a chance to learn about the benefits of using Free Software, as the Polish FLOSS foundation, together with school headmasters and supported by local a

once you've acquired a lawfully-made CD or book or DVD, you can lend, sell, or give it away without having to get permission from the copyright owner... Obvious, right?

On August 2, 2007, I was invited to participate over the phone to the monthly meeting of the Bismarck - Mandan Linux User Group, to present the Family Guide to Digital Freedom to all the LUG members. For me it has been a great experience which I hope to repeat with as many LUGs and other groups as possible.

On September 6th, 2006, the Family Guide was pre-announced in australasia, an email newsletter for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. The article presents the book as "a knowledgeable, reflective and important appeal to mums, dads, older citizens, educators to rethink... their role in active citizenship in a digital world".

Thanks to Bruce Byfield for a very interesting review of The Family Guide to Digital Freedom!

Most of the review is very positive: nothing to say about those parts except "go to LinuxJournal.com and read it!". The review also contains several doubts about this project and some well done critics. The rest of this page is an answer to those doubts and critics, grouped by theme.

the right way to make everybody love Free Standards and Free Software

In this modern world, our rights and quality of life heavily depend from which software is being used around us: this is true even for people who don't care at all about computers and don't use them yet, including children.