[Chester LUG] Stallman Talk

[Simon Willett]

Is any one else interested in coming with me?

And more importantly,

can you confirm that this is the venue?
(There was some debate  about this at the lug)



Thanks
Simon


 

 

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[mailto:chester-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] *On Behalf Of *Les Pritchard
*Sent:* 14 April 2008 14:04
*To:* chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
*Subject:* [Chester LUG] Talk

 

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 <http://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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