[Chester LUG] Talk

[Roger Gibson]

I've put it in my diary, and will see how I am fixed nearer the time.

Les Pritchard said the following on 14/04/2008 14:04:
> 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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