dc10 - 0.5
DebConf10
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Benjamin Mako Hill |
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| Day | DebConf Day 5 (2010-08-05) |
| Room | Davis Auditorium |
| Start time | 10:30 |
| Duration | 01:00 |
| Info | |
| ID | 642 |
| Event type | lecture |
| Track | Community Outreach |
| Language | en |
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Antifeatures
This talk provides a humorous description of an argument in favor of Debian, and free software more generally, based on what I call "antifeatures:" functionality that users hate and that technology developers will often charge users to not include. From DRM to crippled non-free operating systems to digital cameras, I will show off many of the worst antifeatures and, describe how Debian and free software both makes them impossible and helps users work around them.
This talk provides a humorous description of an argument in favor of Debian, and free software more generally, based on what I call "antifeatures:" functionality that users hate and that technology developers will often charge users to not include. From DRM to crippled non-free operating systems to digital cameras, I will show off many of the worst antifeatures and, describe how Debian and free software both makes them impossible and helps users work around them.