Thats a long title, isn’t it? “Why free content is utterly important to our modern society.”, I could have abbreviated that to something like “Why ‘for-free’ is fun!”, but that wouldn’t quite have had the same connotation. Free content, like them Linux-Gurus say “Free Beer”, that is. Free as in “you can do with it whatever you want”, and not “free as long as you don’t make money from it.”
So why do I think it is important to have such content; texts, pictures, music, programs, whatsoever? Because with communication — and remember: we live in the age mostly shaped by that — comes the question, where the stuff is from, or at least you want to know if you actually steal something or get it handed as a present, don’t you?
It is that simple with the other aspect of the whole thing: The right of building something atop of it, the modifying part. Of course if I own something, I can almost do with it whatever I want, but let alone that knowledge adds up in the process is very interesting. Of course you have always think of our predecessors, mention and thank them for their wonderful work — if it is not, we at least mention them; and redo it completely. Isn’t that great?
So if you watch closely, you may have noticed pictures around, not always free, but mostly, as well as a piece of extraordinary music made by Wade (from Krakow, Poland) on moonlabel. The electronic chillout beats of his midnightsoundz compilation instantly catch your attention.
Another great piece of work I’d like to share with you is that of Snapo, with his Lord i say.ep. Both of them are featured under jamendo.com, where tons of other free music can be found.
