[Wylug-discuss] [Wylug-announce] Dr Richard Stallman: For A Free Digital Society - 23/08/2011

[Anne Wilson]

Free as long as you agree with him.  Just don't think that your freedom 
extends to disagreeing.

Anne

On Friday, August 12, 2011 Christopher McLean wrote: 
> Thanks James! I'll get this distributed on campus as much as I'm able
> 
> Chris
> 
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: wylug-announce-bounces at wylug.org.uk [mailto:wylug-announce-
> | bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of James Holden
> | Sent: 12 August 2011 12:58
> | To: wylug-announce at wylug.org.uk
> | Subject: [Wylug-announce] Dr Richard Stallman: For A Free Digital
> | Society - 23/08/2011
> | 
> | All,
> | 
> | Dr Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation, will be
> | in Leeds on the 23rd August 2011 to give a talk, "For A Free Digital
> | Society".
> | 
> |   "Activities directed at "including" more people in the use of digital
> |   technology are predicated on the assumption that such inclusion is
> | 
> | invariably
> | 
> |   a good thing.  It appears so, when judged solely by immediate
> | 
> | practical
> | 
> |   convenience.  However, if we also judge in terms of human rights,
> | 
> | whether
> | 
> |   digital inclusion is good or bad depends on what kind of digital
> | 
> | world we are
> | 
> |   to be included in.  If we wish to work towards digital inclusion as a
> | 
> | goal,
> | 
> |   it behooves us to make sure it is the good kind."
> | 
> | nti Leeds have genreously secured a suitable venue at Leeds
> | Metropolitan University.
> | 
> | The talk starts at 7pm and is expected to last around two hours, with
> | time for questions afterwards.
> | 
> | Entrance is free but registration is required at the following
> | EventBrite page:
> | 
> | http://rmsleeds.eventbrite.com/
> | 
> | There will be some merchandise on sale to support the FSF, and
> | donations to the FSF are welcome, but voluntary.
> | 
> | 
> | Best regards,
> | 
> | 
> | James
> | 
> | 
> | 
> | --
> | James Holden                     Developer, SEO, Technology Consultant
> | http://jamesholden.net/                          Leeds, United Kingdom
> | http://twitter.com/jamesholden                            07989 702968
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