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<tt>I've put it in my diary, and will see how I am fixed nearer the
time.</tt><br>
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Les Pritchard said the following on 14/04/2008 14:04:
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cite="mid:a801c01e0804140604k8cf7863uf318c4e6c51cbfb0@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Does anyone else fancy going to this? I'm hoping to get
there if you fancy a lift share between some of us.<br>
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Free of charge evening talk organised in association with the
Manchester
branches of the BCS and IET.
'Free Software in Ethics and Practice' - speaker: Richard Stallman
Thursday 1st May, 2008 - Talk starts at 6:45pm (ends approx. 8:30pm)
with refreshments from 6:15pm.
Venue: Room D1, Renold Building, University of Manchester, Sackville
Street, Manchester M1 3BB
There is no need to book a place - just turn up on the night.
Abstract:
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
(see <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.gnu.org/">www.gnu.org</a>) 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.
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