The Civil Society at WSIS came up with this, and someone asked me for it so I thought I’d blog it 🙂
“Software is the cultural technique of the digital age and access to it determines who may participate in a digital world. Free Software with its freedoms of use for any purpose, studying, modification and redistribution is an essential building block for an empowering, sustainable and inclusive information society.
“No software model should be forbidden or negatively regulated, but Free Software should be promoted for its unique social, educational, scientific, political and economic benefits and opportunities.” – The Civil Society Declaration at WSIS 2003