We are moving towards a new world order, and the keyword is Freedom!

 Technology has always been an effective tool to help us grow further. What if this tool becomes a controlling mechanism? Today there are many companies which, owing to their technologies, have taken control of our lives. You cannot do anything beyond what they allow; by 'they' I don't mean technologies, but the companies. In a democratic world, even the governments and administrations allow us to be free. Then how can we allow certain companies to take control of our lives? To break this control, the world celebrates Software Freedom Day (SFD) on the third Saturday of each September. Software Freedom Day is a public education effort, not only to celebrate the virtues of free/open source software, but also to encourage its use, to the benefit of the public.

But why is software so important? It is important as it is driving technologies today. Every piece of machine is getting a bit of software. Even our cars have embedded software which controls certain The SFD website says, “It is primarily about Software, but Software Freedom can affect almost every aspect of our lives. Software Freedom enables governmental transparency and openness; for example, voting machines and government records can be examined and available to a degree that is impossible when proprietary secrecy stands in the way of public scrutiny.”

Various groups and organisations are celebrating the event throughout India. 

Vani kashyap