>> It’s not really about Freedom at all, because >99% of computer users are non-programmers.

> Free Software gives us as a society the freedom to control our computers. And it gives us as individuals the freedom learn how to program them if we want to.

Most people are not car mechanics yet they benefit from the rules that require 3 party products and repair shops to be allowed to operate.

And the ability to rapidly build upon the work of others reduces the barriers for new, interesting products to be built, which benefits everyone, even non-programmers.