[Chester LUG] Talk

[Les Pritchard]

Does anyone else fancy going to this?  I'm hoping to get there if you fancy
a lift share between some of us.

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 www.gnu.org) 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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