> This may be of interest to anyone on this list in the Manchester or
> surrounding area.
>
> Regards,
> Tony.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [man-lug] Richard Stallman talk - Manchester (1st May)
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:04:56 +0100
> From: Paul Waring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> [Please feel free to distribute this to other techy lists you may be on]
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Paul Waring
> http://www.pwaring.com
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> Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester,
> IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.
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>
Sorry if this is forward, but do you know what was said to get him to do this
talk?
Jay
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