With Free Software You Have Freedom

Text on the meme

With Free Software You Have FREEDOM!

What it means

A bearded man stands between lanes of traffic, holding a bright green sign that says “With Free Software You Have FREEDOM!” The joke presents free and open-source software as a path to personal freedom, making it a reaction for software ideology, Linux culture, or criticism of proprietary technology. EN: A bearded man stands between lanes of traffic, holding a bright green sign that says “With Free Software You Have FREEDOM!” The joke presents free and open-source software as a path to personal freedom, making it a reaction for software ideology, Linux culture, or criticism of proprietary technology.

Who

Richard Stallman (Ричард Столлман)

Objects

bearded man / бородатый мужчина long hair / длинные волосы green sign / зелёный плакат handwritten text / рукописный текст cars / автомобили traffic / дорожное движение road divider / разделитель дороги highway / шоссе black clothing / чёрная одежда bridge railing / ограждение моста city background / городской фон