It happens to be the 25th anniversary of GNU this month, and Stephen Fry, of all people, has put out a video explaining the promise of free software to commemorate the occasion. Mr Fry, contrary to what most might believe, is quite a techie, and an avid proponent of the concept of free and open-source software (as anyone who reads his blog would know).
In any case, if you\’re curious about what this free software business is all about, Mr Fry puts it in rather simple terms that anyone can understand.
Click here to watch the video.
(The server handling the streaming seems to be hammered right now, so you may want to just download the video and watch it on your computer. You\’ll need the Ogg Theora codec – a free codec – for it to work)