"When everyone can possess every intellectual work of beauty and utility - reaping all the human value of every increase of knowledge - at the same cost that any one person can possess them, it is no longer moral to exclude."
- Eben Moglen

Björn Schießle's Personal Homepage

Welcome to my personal homepage. My name is Björn Schießle, i live in Schorndorf/Germany and study computer science at the University of Stuttgart.

The main topic of this homepage is GNU/Linux and Free Software in general. Some people may know the term "Open Source" instead of "Free Software", if you want to know why i prefer the term "Free Software" please read "We speak about Free Software" or Why "Open Source" misses the point of Free Software.

Computer increasingly define and control our life and software determines who may participate in a digital society. Software is not only a technical solution but the cultural technique of the digital age. Only Free Software can ensure that all people can equally participate in a digital society and have the abilities to communicate, study and work as well as freely read, write and use software. That means that Free Software and freedom in all aspects of the digital age become more and more important. The freedom you are used to in your daily live are no longer granted in the digital age. Laws like EUCD together with technology like DRM produces a kind of regulation we've not seen before. The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) creates awareness for these issues, secures Free Software politically and legally, and gives people freedom by supporting development of Free Software. I support their work towards a free information society through my Fellowship and as a member of the German-Team.