Thinking about software freedom

Of what use is software freedom to someone who doesn't know how to program a computer? If I have the right to change the software that controls my devices, but lack the skill, knowledge, time, or money to do so, do I really have software freedom? This dilemma has worried me for a long time. I think I have a new thought. This thought is new to me. I'm sure others have thought of this before. I apologize for having missed it. If I merely forgot about it, and my subconscious served it to me as an original thought, I'm doing to have words with my subconscious. The FSF and GNU project four essential freedoms, the Debian Free Software Guidelines, and the Open Source Definition currently define what software freedom means. They are, at least, the foundation of most of current thinking and public discourse. The definitions are largely centered around software developer concerns. That is natural, as they arose among developers, and from their desires and needs. However, the various…