The ideas behind Open Source/Free Software, and the Creative Commons licenses really appeal to me. It gives me a nice positive, co-operative vibe that I like. It seems to be in my interest as well, a thriving collective of people helping us and each other out. Empowering. There is no need for artificial digital scarcity.
So, all that said, I would like to remove my dependence on non-Open/Free software. At home I mostly use an XP Home machine, but truly it is habit alone keeping me on it. I also have a nice machine I set up with Ubuntu Linux about 2 weeks ago, and I used it just fine. It has more than I need. As it is, even on Windows there is plenty of nice Open Source software I use. At work I managed to get many people using OpenOffice.org, saving us a couple tens of thousands on licensing. I also have managed to use Linux as a DHCP, File, Print, and Tape Back-up server at work. Some people are using Firefox, Thunderbird, etc. I personally use Audacity (an audio editor) quite frequently.
Anyway, switching to open source software is a goal of mine, as is finding some way to give back, be it money, or with Creative Commons licensed music or something for others to enjoy and use freely.
