[Chester LUG] Talk

[Stuart Burns]

I also would love to go. I have read much about RMS, but not seen him in
person.

On 14/04/2008, Roger Gibson <rcgibson at talktalk.net> wrote:
>
>  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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