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[Fsfe-uk] [Fwd: [Gllug] Talk by Richard Stallman in London, 12 Feb]
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Alex Hudson |
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[Fsfe-uk] [Fwd: [Gllug] Talk by Richard Stallman in London, 12 Feb] |
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25 Jan 2002 19:58:59 +0000 |
As title.
How come GLLug get to hear about this before fsfe-uk? :-)
For those unaware, QMUL = Queen Mary, University of London, in the East end.
I don't know if I'll be going yet - I'm going to try - if there are any
fsfe-uk'ers going I might try harder ;) I know it's preaching to the converted,
but hey.
Alex.
-----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/address@hidden 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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