Fight to Repair is an animated video from the Free Software
Foundation (FSF), telling the story of two dedicated free software
engineers rushing to fix a life-threatening problem in a vehicle's
autopilot code. Coming up with a fix for the bug is only the first
step in their journey, which has them facing off against the malicious
proprietary software corporation DeceptiCor, and culminates in a
high-speed motorcycle chase.
This video is the newest addition to the series of animated
videos created by the FSF on the subject of free software. Safety
regulations on the operation of vehicles and other potentially
dangerous devices may be necessary, but we know this can be
accomplished without denying users the right to repair. Fight to
Repair dramatizes something we see happening more and more frequently
-- companies giving themselves and their software unjust control over
users, often also leaving those users in unsafe situations in order to
maximize profit.
As part of the video launch, the FSF has dedicated a new campaign
and a collaborative resource page to the right to repair movement
to help spread global awareness of this issue and to highlight how,
when devices are powered by software, having a right to repair
requires having the four freedoms that define free software.
Help spread word about Fight to Repair
To help us bring attention to the importance of the right to repair,
and the need to maintain our rights to own and fix technology, please
show your support by promoting this video.
We only need 74 more new members before January 18 to reach our
goal of 500. With your commitment, we can do even more in 2021 to
help show everyone why free software is so vital to their everyday
lives. We're so thankful for the massive vote of confidence in this
challenging time.
Your activism has helped build this momentum, and now is a great time
to keep it going. If you enjoy this video, please become an FSF
associate member, in order to help us to produce more
high-quality educational materials about free software. Membership
comes with plenty of benefits, including our newest member perk:
access to our Jitsi Meet videoconferencing server.
You can also support us by sharingFight to Repair with your
community. Let's seize the moment and show how dangerous a world full
of proprietary "autonomous" devices is.
Help us translate to many different languages so we can share this
video across the globe! Translation drafts and the how-to
explanation can be found on the LibrePlanet wiki. Once you have
finalized a translation, email [email protected] and we will publish
it.
