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Imagine for a moment

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our government would treat our public infrastructure,

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like our streets and public buildings,

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the same way it treats our digital infrastructure:

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Our members of parliament would work in a rented space

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where they weren't allowed to vote in favor of stricter environmental laws

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because the owner - a multinational corporation -

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didn't allow that kind of voting in its buildings.

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Nor will it allow a long overdue upgrade

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to more than 500 seats.

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This means some members of parliament have to stay outside, in the street.

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And a couple of blocks away

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a brand new gym is already being torn down,

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just six months after it was built.

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It's being replaced with an exact replica -

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at great expense.

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And the only difference:

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The new manufacturer also provides "Streetball" as an added feature.

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Meanwhile,

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every night, through a hidden backdoor in the city hall,

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documents that contain sensitive information on citizens,

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from bank data to healthcare records,

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are being stolen.

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But no one is allowed to do anything about it,

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because searching for backdoors and locking them

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would infringe the signed user agreement.

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And as absurd as this sounds,

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when it comes to our digital infrastructure -

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things like the software and programs

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that our governments are using everyday -

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this comparison is pretty accurate.

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Because mostly,

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our administrations procure proprietary software.

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This means a lot of money goes into licenses

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that last for a limited amount of time

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and restrict our rights.

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We aren't allowed to use our infrastructure

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in a reasonable way.

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And because the source code of proprietary software

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is usually a business secret,

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finding security holes or deliberately installed backdoors

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is extremely difficult and even illegal.

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But our public administrations can do better!

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If all publicly financed software were to be Free and Open Source,

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we could use and share our infrastructure

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for anything and for as long as we wanted.

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We could upgrade it,

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repair it,

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and remodel it

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in any way to fit our needs.

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And because the "Open Source" in Free Software means

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that the blueprint is openly readable for everyone,

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this makes it much easier to find and close security holes.

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And if something practical and reliable was created digitally,

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not only can you reuse the blueprint all over your country,

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but the actual thing itself can be deployed anywhere,

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even internationally!

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A great example of this is "FixMyStreet":

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Originally developed in Great Britain

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as a Free Software app to report,

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view and discuss local problems

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like potholes,

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it's now being used all over the world.

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Everyone benefits

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because new features and improvements

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are shared by everyone.

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If all our software were developed like this,

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we could stop struggling with restrictive licenses

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and could start thinking about where and how

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software could help us.

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We could concentrate

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on creating a better society for everyone.

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So, if you think that tomorrow's infrastructure

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should be in our own hands,

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help us now by sharing this video

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and visiting our website:

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www.publiccode.eu

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It's time to make our demand:

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Public money?

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Public code!

