Melanie Punz
- Name:
- Melanie Punz
- Location:
- Austria
- Company/Organization:
- Self-employed
- Project Contributions:
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- I help companies abide by free software licenses
My name is Melanie. I live in Austria and have been using GNU/Linux and free software enthusiastically for almost twenty years now. I have several years of experience in legal counsel in the international field (especially international contract law) and as a mediator.
Using free software gives me the sense of real freedom in the IT sector. I was able to get to know the difference between free and proprietary software because I used both in parallel for a while for professional reasons. Due to that experience, I definitely know why I choose free software.
The most important for me is the freedom to choose, especially what happens with my data, and the mindset behind free software. The freedom that free software gives me is especially important now, both generally and personally, in the IT sector (e.g. tracking all over and personal data misuage). That's why I use free software. That's why I promote it.
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An accompanying article was published as part of the FSF's Working Together series.