'Free Software in Ethics and Practice'.
23 Apr 2008
Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation to talk at Manchester.
'Free Software in Ethics and Practice'
Speaker: Richard Stallman
Date/Time: Thursday 1 May 2008 - talk starts at 6.45pm (ends approx. 8.30pm) with refreshments from 6.15pm.
Venue: Room D1, Renold Building, The University of Manchester, Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3BB.
About the event
Richard Stallman will speak about the Free Software Movement, which campaigns for freedom so that computer users can cooperate to control their own computing activities. The Free Software Movement developed the GNU operating system, often erroneously referred to as Linux, specifically to establish these freedoms.
About the speaker
Richard Stallman launched the development of the GNU operating system in 1984. GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and redistribute it, as well as to make changes either large or small. The GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used on tens of millions of computers today. Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award, and the the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary doctorates.
Note
This is event is free of charge and is organised in association with the Manchester branches of the BCS and IET. There is no need to book a place - just turn up on the night.
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