It makes sense for college and university faculty to ally with the free and open-source software community. They share common values. A marvelous additional benefit is that free software on campuses would significantly advance pedagogy and scholarship, increase efficiency, and save money. Only unquestioning obedience to market fundamentalism--or simple ignorance of the existence and quality of free software--could prevent universities from reaping the benefits of this partnership. The use of open-source software on campus is a matter of freedom, with a bearing on academic freedom because what is at stake is the freedom to determine how information technology aids scholarship. Campus IT should not be left in the hands of commercial interests that view teaching and research only through the prism of the profit motive, which is at odds with the aspirations of higher education and scholarship, when instead a vibrant and effective alternative exists: free software.