Hazte hoy mismo simpatizante de la FSFE para que podamos lograr nuestra visión a largo plazo::

  • ¡Todo el mundo tiene derecho a eliminar e instalar cualquier software en cualquiera de sus dispositivos!
  • ¡Toda la financiación pública para software se destina exclusivamente al Software Libre!
  • Todos los marcos normativos fomentan el uso y el desarrollo de software libre.
  • Las decisiones legales y sobre licencias se basan en hechos, en lugar de en el miedo, la incertidumbre y la duda.
  • Los jóvenes tienen, por defecto, la oportunidad de trastear, experimentar y programar con Software Libre.

Donate Now

Esta página no se ha traducido todavía. Por favor, consulte esta página para informarse de cómo puede ayudar con las traducciones y hacer otras contribuciones.

Podcast

SFP#19: Why we need Free Software on medical devices with Karen Sandler

Publicado:

For this episode Bonnie Mehring met with Karen Sandler to talk about her relationship with Free Software. Karen depends on a medical device to keep her heart working. This led her to become an advocate for Free Software in medical devices.

Descargar: OPUS | MP3 | Transcript

In her daily life Karen relies on a defibrillator to help her heart work properly. Like many medical devices this defibrillator uses proprietary software. Therefore Karen had to put software into her body over which she has no control in order to let her heart keep working. In this episode Bonnie Mehring talks to Karen about the problems that are occuring with non-free medical devices and why it is important to have Free Software on them. What happens to people when their support ends when the company that manufactures their devices goes bankrupt? And what is the connection with Dick Cheney?

Listen to Karen and Bonnie talk about the importance of Free Software on medical devices and find out more about Karen's heartwarming story of software freedom.

Read more:

If you liked this episode and want to support our continuous work for software freedom, please help us with a donation.