(FR/EN) LoL, open source software, a serious matter (2019)
François Zaïdi, Thierry Bayoud, Léa Deneuville
Software is the basis of information technology, a tool that is inseparable from our modern societies. A mobile phone, a home alarm system, even a fridge or a car have all become computerised objects. This software is made up of lines of code, known as source code. However, since the 1970s, this computer code has been hidden by manufacturers as a source of profit.
At a time when the world’s five biggest market capitalisations are Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, are people aware of the impact that their use of digital technology has on their lives?
What if our software use compromised our personal security? And what about our governments?
Description
« LoL » is the first documentary produced by Gigowatt Film, written by Léa Deneuville and Thierry Bayoud, and directed by François Zaïdi.
The film was supported by the Ligue des Droits de l’Homme and won Best Documentary at the Black Sea Film Festival 2021.
The authors published it online in November 2022 under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence.
Transcription and subtitling were done by Collectif Alirebleco for Le Voxographe.
