[Gllug] Talk by Richard Stallman in London, 12 Feb

Richard Cottrill richard_c at tpg.com.au
Sat Jan 26 15:09:10 UTC 2002


Yep,

I'll head along to listen to him again. If there's a Q&A bit I'm curious to
hear his take on the idea of web services/ASPs. If nothing else RMS always
presents an excellent opportunity for a freak show.

Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk]On Behalf
> Of jim at lateral.net
> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 2:33 PM
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Talk by Richard Stallman in London, 12 Feb
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> is any one else going to this as well?
>
> Peace Jim
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Richard Stallman is giving a talk here on Feb 12. Rest of the details
> > below.
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > -----Forwarded Message-----
> >> 			Tuesday, 12 February at 7pm
> >> 		Skeel lecture theatre, the people's palace
> >> 			    QMUL Mile End Campus
> >> 		http://www.qmul.ac.uk/travel/mileend.shtml
> >>
> >> RICHARD STALLMAN, software hacker (in the "geek" sense), founder of
> >> the Free Software Foundation and of the GNU Project, and principal
> >> author of some of the most important GNU software, will briefly be in
> >> London in February. We are fortunate enough to have him come to Queen
> >> Mary, University of London, at short notice to give a public lecture
> >> on "Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks".
> >>
> >> Stallman has a long-held belief that software should be free in the
> >> same way that mathematical knowledge has traditionally been free--this
> >> is manifested in the GNU General Public Licence (and friends) and
> >> "copyleft".
> >>
> >> In order that we may gauge numbers, if you wish to attend the lecture
> >> please contact Sue White: suew/rms at dcs.qmul.ac.uk or 020 7882 5217.
> >>
> >>
> >> Lecture Abstract:
> >>
> >>      Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was
> >>      designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by
> >>      the printing press.  But the copyright system does not fit well
> >>      with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can
> >>      enforce it.
> >>
> >>      The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying
> >>      for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright
> >>      powers, while suppressing public access to technology.  But if we
> >>      seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of
> >>      copyright--to promote progress, for the benefit of the
> >>      public--then what must be done is either to reduce copyright
> >>      powers or effectively eliminate them, depending on the kind of
> >>      work.  Governments must now protect the public's right to copy.
> >>
> >>
> >> Background URLs about the GNU project, "GNU/Linux" and free software:
> >>
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/philosophy/free-doc.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/copyleft/copyleft.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/gnu/manifesto.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/gnu/thegnuproject.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html
> >> 	http://www.uk.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html
> >>
> >> Richard Stallman's personal web page:
> >>
> >> 	http://www.stallman.org/
> >
> >
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