http://www.fsf.org/events Here are is a list of all events involving the Free Software Foundation. daily 1 2007-09-02T10:26:28Z http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-syria-1 Richard Stallman will speak in the Conference Hall of the Al Assad National Library in Ommayad Square. Registration is free but is required. No publisher root RMS Speech 2005-02-11T18:05+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-06-25.7698396637 Welcome packets containing bootable membership cards for members who signed up since June 16 will be mailed starting today. No publisher Appointment 2004-06-25T15:55+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-07-20.3074488648 FSF is leading two day-long seminars on the GPL and Free Software licensing. The courses will be taught by Daniel Ravicher, Senior Counsel to FSF and Executive Director of the Public Patent Foundation; and Bradley Kuhn, FSF's Executive Director. No publisher Meeting 2004-07-20T15:43+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-08-04.6753036748 Membership packets for members who signed up in the last month will be mailed out. No publisher Appointment 2004-08-04T13:33+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-10-25.5769384817 Richard Stallman will be speaking at Global Distance Learning Network (GDLN), Udayana University, Jl. PB. Sudirman Denpasar Bali. The event is open to the public, but advance registration is required. No publisher RMS Speech 2004-10-25T12:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-10-25.0418649885 Richard Stallman will be speaking at Singapore Management University, SMU Auditorium, Bukit Timah Campus, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore, 259756. The event is open to the public, but advance registration is required. No publisher 2004-10-25T12:37+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-10-25.2939205701 Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Universitaet Ulm, Fakultaet fuer Informatik, James-Franck-Ring, D-89081 Ulm, Building 028, Lecture Room H22 in Ulm, Germany. The event is open to the public. No publisher 2004-10-25T12:40+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-10-25.4587967953 Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Neue Eintracht, Grosser Saal, Adolf-Kolping-Platz 11, in Kaiserslautern, Germany. The event is open to the public. No publisher 2004-10-25T12:42+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-10-25.6887801413 Richard Stallman will speak via videoconference to Lafayette Room 403, at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. The event is open to the public. No publisher 2004-10-25T12:47+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-11-03.8150287983 Richard Stallman will be speaking via video conference at Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan Amphitheatre Marie Curie, located at 61 avenue du President Wilson. The event is open to the public. No publisher Convention 2004-11-03T13:54+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-11-03.1247279612 Richard Stallman will be speaking in West Village Hall Room 108 at Northeastern University, 440 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. The event is open to the public. No publisher 2004-11-03T13:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-11-03.3494893793 Richard Stallman will be speaking via video conference to the University Garcilaso Inca, Faculty of Engineering School Systems and I compute, Av. Bolivar 1848 Free Town, Peru Lima. The event is open to the public. No publisher 2004-11-03T14:01+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/event.2004-12-22.0759783256 Richard Stallman will speak via video conference to an audience at Vellore University in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Start and end times given here are for the time in India. The specific location is: Anna Auditorium and two conference halls, Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed University), Vellore - 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India. No publisher 2004-12-22T16:05+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/member-20050326 All FSF associate members are welcome to join FSF leadership and staff for a day of presentations and conversation. No publisher root Meeting 2005-02-08T12:19+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/index_html No publisher johns 2005-02-22T15:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-trento-1 Richard Stallman will be speaking at the University of Trento, Sociology section, Via Verdi 26 38100 Trento. This event is free and open to the public. The speech will be in English with translation. No publisher johns RMS Speech 2005-02-22T17:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-milan-2 Richard Stallman will be speaking at Cassa della Cultura, via Borgogna 3, 20122 Milano. This event is free and open to the public. The speech will be in English. No publisher johns RMS Speech 2005-02-22T17:48+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-bulgaria-1 Richard Stallman will speak at Hall 11, National Palace of Culture, Bulgaria Square, Sofia, Bulgaria. The event is open to the public, but advance registration is required. The speech will be in English. No publisher johns RMS Speech 2005-02-23T16:22+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-concord-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White Street, Concord, NH, 03301 in the Rich Room. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. The times below are for the larger event, "Current Developments in the Open Source and Free Software Movements". Stallman will be speaking in the morning, from 10:00am to 11:15am. Stallman describes his speech as, "People often ask whether the ideals of the Free Software Movement apply to anything other than software. In this talk I will explain how I have extended them to additional kinds of works, and where I think they do not extend." No publisher johns RMS Speech 2005-03-18T15:49+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/novalis-speech-quebec.html David Turner will be coming from Boston to give a talk about Free Software on Thursday March 24, 2005 at 4:15pm at Bishop's University in the Nichols Building Room 4. He'll explain what Free Software is, and why it is important. David will show how Free Software has changed the world of computing, and has started to spread into other areas of western culture. Finally, he'll discuss how people can get started using and writing Free Software. The talk will last about an hour. After David speaks he will open it up for questions and answers. The talk is open to anyone willing to come and listen and be respectful, so don't hesitate to come and/or bring friends. No publisher tonyw Novalis Speech 2005-03-21T18:22+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-wmbr-1.html RMS will be heard on the MIT radio show, "Dinnertime Sampler". The show will be broadcast on WMBR 88.1 FM in Cambridge, MA. It will also be webcast and an audio recording will be available in OGG format after the broadcast date. The webcast can be heard during the broadcast time at <http://www.wmbr.org/?p=listen>. No publisher johns RMS Speech 2005-03-22T12:11+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-pittsburgh-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking in the Engineering Auditorium of the University of Pittsburgh. The event is open to the public, no advance registration required. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-02-12T16:21+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-galicia-1.html Richard Stallman will speak in the Science Faculty Lecture Hall at the Campus Universitario As Lagoas in Ourense, Spain. The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. The speech will be in Spanish. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-02-12T16:21+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-galicia-2.html Richard Stallman will speak in Vigo, Spain at the Auditorio Centro Social CaixaNova. The event is open to the public and no registration is required. The speech will be in Spanish. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-02-12T16:21+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-calgary-1.html Richard Stallman will speak at the University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Science Theatre ST140, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada. Admission is $20.00, or free for CUUG (Calgary Unix Users Group) members. Admission is free for students and for people who cannot afford the fee. Doors open at 18:30. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-05-10T10:59+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/fsfs-india.html The Free Software, Free Society (FSFS) Conference, organized by Government and civil society organizations from Brazil, Italy, Venezuela and India, is scheduled for 28-30 May 2005 in the Southern Indian city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital of the province of Kerala. The Conference is primarily an attempt to initiate a South-South-North dialogue on the use of Free Software as a useful paradigm for non-software realms and its role as an instrument for development. In the process, the countries involved will share their perspective and experiences in using Free Software. No publisher johns Convention 2005-05-10T16:28+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-maracaibo-1.html As part of nation-wide Venezuelan event to promote the benefits of the GNU/Linux OS and software freedoms, Richard Stallman will be giving a speech in Spanish entitled "El Software Libre y el Sistema Operativo GNU/Linux" ("Free Software and the GNU/Linux Operating System") at the Primer COngreso Nacional de Software Libre. The Stallman portion of the conference is free. The rest of the event costs approximately $10 USD for students and $35 USD for all others, registration required. Stallman will be speaking in the afternoon, from 3:30pm until approximately 5:00pm. The address for the speech is Av 3Y (San Martin) Centro Comercial Villa Ines. Maracaibo, Estado Zulia No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-07-18T11:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-merida-1.html Sponsored by the Universidad de los Andes, ESLARED WALC 2005 is an annual IT professionals conference in Mérida, Venezuela. The event takes place from July 25-29, 2005. Richard Stallman will be giving a speech at the conference entitled "Free Software in the Age of Networks" on July 25, 2005, from 11:30am to 12:30pm. The speech will be given in Spanish, and registrants of this ESLARED WALC conference are able to attend. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-07-18T11:40+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-merida-2.html As part of the the ESLARED WALC 2005 conference sponsored by the Universidad de los Andes, Richard Stallman will be giving a second speech on July 25, 2005 entitled "GNU and the Free Software Movement" from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Registration is required, and the event is open to attendees of the ESLARED WALC 2005 conference. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-07-18T11:43+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-caracas-1.html On the last leg of his Venezuelan journey, Richard Stallman will be speaking in Caracas about "El Software Libre y el Sistema Operativo GNU/Linux" ("Free Software and the GNU/Linux Operating System"). The speech, given in Spanish, will be for the Primer Congreso Nacional de Sofware Libre, a nation-wide Venezuelan event to promote the power and benefits of Free Software. Registration is required, and the cost is approximately $9 USD/students, $23 USD/professionals. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-07-18T11:49+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-frankfurt-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking on "Copyright vs. Community" at the first international Wikimedia Conference (Wikimania 2005) in Frankfurt, Germany. The public is welcomed to attend, but registration is required on the Wikimania website. The three-day conference pass is 50 Euros and a one-day pass is 20 Euros. There is no special charge for the Stallman speech. The speech will be in English with simulataneous translations into Spanish and Italian. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-07-18T11:58+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/nyc-seminar-2005.html The Free Software Foundation is offering a seminar on the GPL and Legal Aspects of Free Software Development, at Columbia University Law School in New York City, NY, featuring Eben Moglen, Daniel Ravicher, and David Turner. The seminar will last one full day, including breakfast and lunch. Full details will be posted over the course of the next few days. E-mail seminar@fsf.org if you are interested in receiving the updates by e-mail as they are posted. The cost is $500 for registrations on or before August 31, or $600 after that. No publisher johns Seminar 2005-08-11T17:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/sfd.html See if a Software Freedom Day event is being held in your area! 85 teams worldwide have registered to host an event. No publisher johns Convention 2005-08-17T17:55+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-williamstown-1.html Richard Stallman will speak for an audience of faculty, students and community members of Williams College in Williamstown, MA. Stallman will be visiting Wiliams College under a program called the Class of 60s Scholar Program. This is the first part of a two-day speaking engagement. Exact location of speech: Thompson Chemistry Laboratory Room 123 (also known as Wege Auditorium) Williams College (47 Lab Campus Drive, Williamstown, MA) <http://www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/> Sector E on map contains Thompson Chemistry No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-10-03T13:05+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-williamstown-2.html Speaking for the second time in two days at Williams College, Richard Stallman will talk about the Danger of Software Patents. Exact location of speech: Thompson Chemistry Laboratory Room 123 (also known as Wege Auditorium) Williams College (47 Lab Campus Drive, Williamstown, MA) <http://www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/> Sector E on map contains Thompson Chemistry No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-10-03T13:02+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-bu-1.html Richard will be speaking at the School of Law at Boston University regarding the copyleft and copyright movements. BU Law School: 765 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA The above address is actually a plaza in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Walk through the Plaza (toward the river), going through the archways and down a few steps: the very tall building to the left is the Law Tower, and the law school auditorium is in the attached short building next to it. By MBTA (the "T" subway system): Take the "B" Green Line (towards Boston College) to the BU Central T stop. This lets you off immediately in front of the MLK Jr. Plaza. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-10-05T16:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-brown-1.html Richard Stallman will speak for an audience of faculty, students and community members of Brown University. There is no charge for the event. The speech is in the Motorola room of the CIT Building. Department of Computer Science Brown University, 115 Waterman Street, 4th Floor, Providence, RI 02912 No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-10-12T10:17+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/opendoc-meet.html The Massachusetts Senate Post Audit Committee has called for hearing to take place in hearing room A1 at the State House in Boston (on Beacon Street, look for the gold dome) regarding adoption of the OpenDocument format. No publisher johns Meeting 2005-10-27T14:42+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-alexjonesshow-1.html Richard Stallman will will be a guest on the Alex Jones radio show. The topics of the discussion may vary, but Stallman will most likely talk about a recent RFID protest or about the free software movement in general. To find a station where you can hear the show, please visit the event website "Prison Planet". No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-12-05T14:49+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/gnubies20060104.html The GNU Operating System (sometimes mistakenly called Linux) was developed so people can use computers and keep their freedom. This nontechnical talk explains the ethical and social issues of free software. This event is being hosted by Gnubies and LXNY. There is no charge and it is open to the public. The ending time here is a guess. Subway: Eighth Street stop on the N, R, sometimes W, lines; Astor Place on the 6 line; Third Avenue on the crosstown L line; Lower EastSide-Second Avenue-Houston Street on the F, V lines. Note that some of these lines may not be running right. No publisher johns RMS Speech 2006-01-03T10:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/gplv3-launch.html The first draft of version 3 of the GPL will be released at MIT. There will be speakers and panels to discuss the changes, including Richard Stallman, Eben Moglen, and Peter Brown. The event is open to the public, but please register in advance at the address below. No publisher johns Convention 2006-01-10T18:59+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-yucatan-1.html Richard Stallman will speak at the University of Mayab in the Yucatan. The audience will be mostly students. The event will be followed by a similar one on the following day. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-02-12T16:21+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-brussels-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the FOSDEM Software Developer's Meeting in Brussels. Attendance is free and open to the public. The speech will take place at the Université Libre de Bruxelle. Address: Campus du Solbosch, Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt 50, B-1050 Bruxelles No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-02-12T16:21+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-oviedo-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking for the Club Prensa Asturiana Ciencia y Technologia. His speech will be in Spanish, entitled "El movimiento del software Libre y el Sistema Operativo GNU/Linux" (The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System). The speech will be held at Aula Magna, Escuela Politecnica Superior de Ingeneiria de Gijon, Universidad de Oviedo, Campus de Viesques, Gijon, Spain. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2005-02-12T16:21+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-barcelona-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking in Spain for a group of teachers. The event will be given in Spanish and is free and open to public. If you would like to attend, please send an email to iespuigcastellar@xtec.net to confirm attendance. The address of the event is: IES Puig Castellar, Avinguda Anselm de Riu, 10, 08924, Santa Coloma de Gramenet, SPAIN No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-21T15:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-sansebastian-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) conference in San Sebastian, Basque Country. He will be speaking in front of a largely academic crowd in the La Concha room of the Hotel NH-ARANZAZU. The speech will be given in English and registration is required to attend. The address of the event is: Hotel NH-ARANAZAU, Street Victoria-Gasteiz No. 1, San Sebastian 2018, Euskadi (Basque Country) No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-22T16:11+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-croatia-1.html Richard Stallman will speak for developers, political activists and artists on the dangers of software patents. The speech will be in English and the public is welcome to attend. There is no charge for the event. It will take place at the "Novinarski dom", Large Conference Room, Perkovceva 2, Zagreb, Craotia. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-22T16:16+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-serbia-1.html Richard Stallman will be conducting two speeches in Serbia for the Youth Center Dom Omladine. The speeches will be given in English and the public in encouraged to attend. The address of the event is: Youth Center Dom Omladine, Pogon Hall (first floor, main entrance), Makedonska 22/IV Belgrade. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-22T16:28+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-serbia-2.html Richard Stallman will be conducting two speeches in Serbia for the Youth Center Dom Omladine. The speeches will be given in English and the public in encouraged to attend. The address of the event is: Youth Center Dom Omladine, Pogon Hall (first floor, main entrance), Makedonska 22/IV Belgrade. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-22T16:33+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-belfast-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Spires Conference and Exhibition Centre in Belfast for a diverse group of business owners, government leaders, academics and lawyers. The speech will be in English and the public is encouraged to attend. The complete address for the speech is: Spires Conference and Exhibition Centre, Main Hall, Church House, Wellington Street, Belfast BT1 6DW. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-22T16:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-calabria-1.html Richard Stallman will speak at the HackSUD (Share the Knowledge) conference for a group of students and Italian public administration officials. The public is encouraged to attend and there is no charge for the event. He will be giving two speeches, both in English. The full address of the speech is: Audla Magna (Great Classroom), Universita della Calabria - Campus di Arcavacata, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-22T16:51+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-calabria-2.html Richard Stallman will speak at the HackSUD (Share the Knowledge) conference for a group of students and Italian public administration officials. The public is encouraged to attend and there is no charge for the event. He will be giving two speeches, both in English. The full address of the speech is: Audla Magna (Great Classroom), Universita della Calabria - Campus di Arcavacata, Via Pietro Bucci, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza), Italy No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-02-22T16:52+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-croatia-2.html Richard Stallman will speak for developers, political activists and artists on the dangers of software patents. The speech will be in English and the public is welcome to attend. There is no charge for the event. It will take place at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (Unska 3) Perkovceva 2, Zagreb No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-03-07T12:04+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-torino-1.html "Introduction to the Future License of the GNU Project: GPLv3" Richard Stallman will be speaking for an audience of developers, CEOs and civil servants in Torino, Italy. The speech will be in English and the public in encouraged to attend. It will take place in the Politecnico di Torino, Aula Magna 'Giovanni Agnelli', Corso Duca degli, Abruzzi 24 No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-03-07T12:10+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-catania-1.html Note: This event was originally scheduled for March 27, 2006, but has been moved to the 25th. Richard Stallman will be speaking for researchers and professionals on the topic of copyrights. There will also be a short presentation given by the conference organizers on the current state of digital rights in Italy. He will give two speeches on the same day and both will be in English. The public in encouraged to attend. It will take place at the Aula Magna della Facolta' di Ingegneria, Cittadella Universitaria, Viale A.Doria 6, Catania, Italy. The event is sponsored by the GNU/Linux User Group Catania. The second speech will take place at 16:30 (and will go until approximately 18:00). No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-03-07T12:15+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-naples-1.html Richard Stallman will deliver an open lesson to students, teachers and anyone interested in the ethics of Free Software. The lesson will be given in English, attendance is free and open to the public. The complete audio and video of the event will be available live by internet streaming. The address of the event is: Aula Magna "L Massimilla", Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Facoltà di Ingegneria, P.le Tecchio 80, Napoli, Italy No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-03-13T10:50+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-naples-2.html Richard Stallman will speak to government personalities, academics, lawyers and business holders about the dangers of software patents. The speech will be in English (with Italian interpreter) and will be followed by a panel (in Italian). The public is encouraged to attend. The complete audio and video of the event will be available live by internet streaming. Full address of the conference is: Aula Magna "Partenope", Università degli studi di Napoli "Federico II", Centro Congressi, Via Partenope 36, Napoli, Italy No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-03-13T10:54+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-perugia-1.html Richard Stallman will speak in Perugia, Italy for a group of free software enthusiasts, students, and public administrators. The speech will be given in English, with simultaneous translation into Italian. It is free and open to the public. The exact location of the speech is: Sala dei Notari, Piazza IV Novembre, Perugia, Italy. Directions: Go to the town center and ask for Piazza IV Novembre. (It is the main square of the city.) Sala dei Notari is the big door in the medieval building on top of the stairs. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-03-16T09:05+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/gplv3-second-international-conference.html The Free Software Foundation is hosting the 2nd International Conference on GPLv3 on April 21st & 22nd in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The conference will take place during the 7th International Free Software Forum. No publisher tonyw Convention 2006-04-07T12:42+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-porto-alegre-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the 2nd International Conference on GPLv3. The speech will take place during the 7th International Free Software Forum. The speech will be given in English. Pre-registration with FISL is required. <https://secure.softwarelivre.org/greve/login> Please contact FSF to obtain GPLv3 conference admission. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-04-07T13:00+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-saopaulo-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Unidersidade de Sao Paulo. The speech will be given in English. The full address of the event is: Auditorio de Administracao da Escola Politecnica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Avenida Prod. Luciano Gualberto - travessa 3 #380. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-04-24T08:50+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/moglen-internet-society-2006 Professor Moglen is currently a Professor of Law and Legal History at Columbia Law School as well as the General Counsel for the Free Software Foundation. "Free software puts in the hands of users the rules about packet distribution in the devices and networks that the software powers. That means free software plays a smaller or larger role in the determination of media concentration, according as users have more or less control over the network that envelopes their lives. Media concentrators know this to be true, and are adversaries of free software. I will describe how we will fight back, and win." The event is free, open to the public and the site is fully accessible. No publisher johns 2006-05-02T17:26+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-sansebastian-5.html Richard Stallman will be giving a speech in Spanish at the Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea in San Sebastian, Spain. The speech is free and open to the public. The full address of the event is: Meeting Room, 1st Floor, Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea, Urdaneta 9, 20015 Donostia - San Sebastian, Spain. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-05-23T13:55+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-cagliari-1.html Richard Stallman will be giving a speech in English at the Polaris Scientific and Technological Park in Cagliari, Sardinia. The speech is free and open to the public. No prior registration is required. The full address of the speech is: Polaris Scientific and Technological Park, Building number 2, Main Auditorium. C/O Consorzio 21, Building 2, Localita' Piscinamanna, 09010 Pula (CA), Italy. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-06-01T16:22+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-genoa-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Biblioteca Berio in Genoa Italy. The speech is free and open to the public. It will be given in English, with simultaneous translation into Italian. The address of the event is: Sala de Chierici - Biblioteca Berio (Via al Seminario), Genoa, Italy. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-06-01T16:25+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-baltimore-1.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. The speech will be in English and the public is allowed to attend. No registration is required. The full address of the speech is Centerstage, Pearlstone Theater (right off main lobby), 700 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-06-01T16:28+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-paris-1.html Richard Stallman will be giving a speech in French at ENSTA in Paris, France. The speech is free and open to the public. The full address of the event is: 32 Boulevard Victor, Paris 15, entrance on the corner of Boulevard Victor & Rue de la Porte d'Issy, Paris, France. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-06-02T16:45+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-paris-2.html Richard Stallman will be speaking at the "Paris Capitale du Libre" conference in Paris. The full address of the speech is: Paris Capitale du Libre, PALAIS BRONGNIART, Place de la Bourse 75002 PARIS. No publisher tonyw RMS Speech 2006-06-23T15:23+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-caracas Part of the Second Seminar of Public Policies in Science and Technology and Free Software Community Gathering. The event is free and open to the public upon registration. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-07-26T15:15+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-bangalore-1 Part of "The 4th GPLv3 Conference". This event is open to the public. Seating is limited. Registration is required. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-07-28T16:01+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/freesoftware This event is open to the public. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-08-14T16:04+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speech-indianapolis Richard Stallman will speak to law school students, lawyers and journalists. This event is open to the public and is sponsored by the International Human Rights Law Society, Program Democracy, Plaza at IPUI, Copyright Management Center at Indiana University School of Law and the Intellectual Property Law Society. The precise location of the event will be: Lawrence W. Inlow Hall Room 100 (Wynne Courtroom), 530 W. New York Street (at the corner of New York Street and West Street - right in front of the Military Park), Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225 No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-09-29T16:20+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/guayaquilspeechone Richard Stallman will be speaking to an audience of mostly engineering students. The speech will be in Spanish. There is not fee but registration is required. The public is encouraged to attend. The full address of the location is: Auditorio de la Facultad de Ingenieria, Av. Carlos Julio Aoresemena Km 1 1/2 via a Daule, Edificio de la Facultad de Ingenieria, segundo piso, Guayaquil, Ecuador. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-10-27T11:47+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/iitcampusspeech IIT Campus, MTCC McCloska Auditorium, 3201 S State St., Chicago, IL 60616 (directions can be found at http://www.iit.edu/about/directions_main.html). Richard Stallman will be speaking to an audience with moderate awareness of an involvement in the GNU project. This speech is free and open to the public. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-10-30T16:49+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/guayaquilspeechtwo Richard Stallman will be speaking to an audience composed mostly of engineering students. The public is encouraged to attend. There is no fee but registration is required. The detail location of the event is: Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Auditorio Biblioteca Central de Ingenierias, Km. 30.5 via perimetral, Campus Gustavo Galindo, Biblioteca Central, Guayaquil, Ecuador No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-11-29T16:12+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/guayaquilspeechthree Richard Stallman will be speaking to an audience composed mostly of engineering students. The public is encouraged to attend. The exact location of the event is: Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Auditorio Maestria en Sistemas de Informacion Generencial (MSIG), Malecon Simon Bolivar, Campus Las Penas, Guayaquil, Ecuador. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-11-29T16:20+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/bogotaspeechone Richard Stallman will speak about the philosophy, goals, methods, current state and future of the GNU/Linux operating system. The audience will be made up of government officials, free software developers and the general public. All are encouraged to attend. There is no fee but registration is required at http://orfeo.superservicios.gov.co/d/?q=contact No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-11-30T09:16+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/bogotaspeechtwo Richard Stallman's speech will be part of a larger event entitled _Aportes Colombianos al Movimiento Software y Hardware Libre_. The event starts at 08:00. Richard Stallman will be speaking to an audience of free software developers and anyone with an interest in free software in education and in business. All are encouraged to attend. There is no fee or registration required. The exact location of the event is: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Kra 30 # 45-03, Auditorio Leon de Greiff, Bogota, Colombia. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-11-30T09:27+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/quitospeechone Richard Stallman will explain how software patents hinder the development of software. This speech will be held at the Escuela Politecnica Nacional. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-11-30T13:37+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/quitospeechtwo 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 we must make changes in the other direction. This speech will be held at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-12-01T09:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/quitospeechthree Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. Location: Universidad Central del Ecuador. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-12-01T09:48+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/quitospeechfour Richard Stallman will be speaking to an audience made up mostly of policy makers from the public sector and civil society representatvies. The public is encouraged to attend. There is no fee, but registration is required. Please e-mail lucia@nuevared.org or call (593-2) 22 22 783 to register. Location: Auditorio "Bartolome de Las Casas" de la Universidad Politecnica Salesiana (Av. Isabel la Catolica y Veintimilla, Campus ex-colegio Spellman de Varones), Quito, Ecuador No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-12-01T15:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/Drexel Richard Stallman will explain how software patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software, so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progress. There is no registration or fee and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: Drexel University, Bossone Auditorium, Building 7A, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (Directions at: http://www.drexel.edu/em/directions/map_uc.html) No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2006-12-20T12:13+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/oahuspeech Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. The speech is open to the publich and there are no restrictions althrough registration is encouraged and appreciated. Location: University of Hawaii - College of Business Administration, Room, A101, Shidler College of Business, 2404 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI (http://www.cis.hawaii.edu/guc/db/detail.php?id=39) No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-01-20T12:36+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/badajozspeech Richard Stallman will be speaking at the Free Software World Conference 3.0 in Badajoz to an audience of college students, teachers, professors, civil employees and software developers. The speech will be in Spanish and the public is encouraged to attend. The complete address for the speech is: Auditorium of the Badajoz Congress Centre "Manuel Rojas", Calle Ronda del Pilar s/n 06002, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-01-24T08:01+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/Badajozvideoconference Richard Stallman will explain how software patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software, so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progress. The speech will be in Spanish. It will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: Barquisimeto Estado Lara Venezuela, Auditorio "Dr. Ambrosio Oropeza", Universidad Centrooccidental "Lisandro Alvarado" (UCLA). No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-02T11:33+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/universityofcaliforniaberkeleyspeech This speech will be accessible to all and the public is encouraged to attend. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. Location: University of California - Berkeley, HP Auditorium, 306 Soda Hall, Berkeley CA 91720 No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-02T15:39+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/ucdavisspeech This speech will be accessible to all and the public is encouraged to attend. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. Location: University of California, Davis, 1065 Kemper Hall, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-02T17:45+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/uscspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. Location: SAL 101 (view directions and campus map (quadrant B6) at http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/driving_directions/) No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-05T15:09+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/caltechspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. Location: room 74, Jorgensen (Building 80), 1200 E. California Boulevard, Pasadena CA 91125 (www.caltech.edu/map) No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-05T19:12+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/ucsdspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. Location: University of California, San Diego, EBU3b 1202, La Jolla, CA 92093-0404 (http://maps.ucsd.edu/Viewer.htm?Zoom=7&Pan=Once&Map=Visitor&O.x=4408&P.x=183&O.y=2716&Cmnd=Mnfy&P.y=169&NZoom=6&View=Medium&Fill=643&Lkey=7030) No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-07T08:58+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/umslspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the general public is encouraged to attend. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. Location: University of Missouri - St. Louis, Century Room of the Millennium Student Center, 8001 Natural Bridge Road St. Louis MO 63121-4499. When possible, RSVP by calling 314-516-5789. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-12T09:08+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/ucberkeleyspeech2 This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. Location: University of California Berkeley, HP Auditorium, 306 Soda Hall, Berkeley CA 91720. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-16T17:38+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/lehighuniversityspeech Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This talk will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: LeHigh University, Whitaker Lab Auditorium, 5 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem PA. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-23T16:28+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/nyuspeech Location: Courant Institute, Warren Weaver Hall, 251 Mercer Street, Room 109 (corner of West 4th Street), New York, NY 10012. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-02-27T18:45+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/copenhagenspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Richard Stallman will explain how software patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software, so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progress. Location: Bygning, Building 308, Danmarks Tekniski Universitet, Richard Petersens Plads, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-12T10:27+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rmsspeechrutgers Location: Rutgers University, Fiber Optics Auditorium, Busch Campus, 101 Bevier Rd., Piscataway, NJ. This talk will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printingpress. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-13T11:44+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/ghentuniversityspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: Ghent University, Direction ICT, Multimedia Room, Campus Sterre, Krijgslaan 281, Building S9, 9000, Gent, Belgium. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement. Because free software respects users' freedom, free software technology can be maintained, adapted, and extended by people anywhare. Whereas use of proprietary software imposes dependency, use of free software is development. As many free programs are used in 100 countries, and have developers on six continents, free software exemplifies the globalization of cooperation in use of human knowledge, which is as beneficent as the globalization of business power is harmful. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-13T12:07+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/2007membersmeeting This year's meeting will focus on the practical efforts underway to increase free software adoption and strengthen the free software movement. With the theme "Year of the upgrade", we will discuss the FSF campaigns and projects, and elicit a conversation with members about where we need to focus our efforts. Eben Moglen will set out a vision for the future with his speech “After GPLv3”, and a panel of FSF board members will lead an interactive discussion on the work of the FSF. Following on from the success of last years members forum, we have invited a few distinguished members to speak and discuss their work, and this year we welcome Mako Hill to talk about his work “Defining free culture”. No publisher jrasata Meeting 2007-03-14T12:48+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/unlvspeech Location: to be announced. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. 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 oppressing 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 we must make changes in the other direction. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-15T09:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/ulvnspeech Location: Thomas Beam Engineering Building, Room A107, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-15T17:20+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/baltimorespeech1 This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: the Johns Hopkins University, Shaffer Hall, Room 3, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-28T09:15+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/umdspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: University of Maryland - College Park, CSIC Building (located on Paint Branch Drive adjacent to the A.V. Williams Building), Room 1115, College Park, MD. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-28T11:56+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/ballerupspeech This speech will be accessible to all audiences. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-28T15:00+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/speechbrussels This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Auditoire H 2215, Campus du \Solbosh, Avenue Heger (next to 50 avenue Franklin Roosevelt), 1050 Brussels, Belgium. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-29T13:59+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/pauspeech Location: University de Pau et Pays de l'Adour, Amphitheatre A, UFR Sciences et Techniques de Pau, 64000 Pau, France. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-29T14:03+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/parisspeech This speech will be accessible to all audience and the public is encouraged to attend. Location: Amphitheatre Estaunie, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommuniations, 46 rue Barrault, 75013 Paris, France (http://www.enst.fr/outils/adresse/). Please, RSVP to Ali at neishabouri@enst.fr when possible. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-03-30T09:14+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/parisspeech1 Location: 27 Rue Leblanc (en face de l'entree de France Televisions, a l'angle du pont du Garigliano et du boulevard Victor), Paris XV, France. No publisher jrasata 2007-04-02T10:54+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/parisspeech2 Location: Amphitheatre Estaunie, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, 46, Rue Barrault, 75013 Paris, France. (http://www.enst.fr/outils/adresse). When possible, please, RSVP to Ali at neishabouri@enst.fr. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-04-02T10:59+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/marlborospeech Location: Ragle Hall, Serkin Center, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT. (Take South Rd. until you enter campus. To you left will be a large parking lot. The Serkin Center is the last building on the road. Parking can be found behind the building.) http://www.marlboro.edu/admissions/visiting/directions This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-04-02T14:21+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/baltimorespeech2 Location: 1000 Hilltop Circle, ITE Building, Lecture Hall 8, Baltimore, MD (http://www.umbc.edu/AboutUMBC/campusmap.html) Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-04-02T15:41+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/collegeparkspeech1 This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encourage to attentd. Location: CSIC Building (located on Paint Branch Drive adjacent to the A.V. Williams Building), Room 1115, College Park, MD. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-04-02T15:55+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/gothenbergspeech Location: the old movie theatre Draken, tram stop Jaerntorget (tram 1, 3, 6, 9, and 11), Goeteborg, Sweden. Please register at: http://www.rms2007.se Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement: defending essential freedoms for the users of software. In addition, he will address how the ideas of free software do or don't extend to other kinds of published works. He will also explain what the Pirate Party must change in its program to avoid unintended negative consequences in the software field. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-04-11T15:32+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/madrid2 Location: Residencia La Cristalera, Carretera de Rascafría, km 2, Miraflores de la Sierra, 28792 Madrid, Spain. Registration required at http://www.libre.org/libremeeting . No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-04-27T18:53+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/linkoeping1 Location: Room C4, Linkoeping University, Sweden. Richard Stallman will talk on the issue of copyright, a system developed in the age of the printing press designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press, but which does not fit well with computer networks. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments 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 we must make changes in the other direction. Richard Stallman will also suggest changes to the Pirate Party program, in order to avoid the unintended consequence of giving proprietary software an advantage over free software. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-04-30T09:57+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/mallorca20070514 This speech will be part of the "Jornades de Programari Lliure" conference series. Location: Club Diario de Mallorca, C/. Puerto Rico, 15 (Poligono de Llevante) 07066 Palma de Mallorca, Spain. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-08T15:54+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/madrid20070522 Location to be announced. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-08T16:13+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/lisbon20070523 Detailed location: Pavilhao Atlantico, Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tenologias, Campo Grande, 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-08T16:16+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/lisbon20070524 Auditorium 2 of Forum Picoas, Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo. This speech will taken place during an afternoon to focus on the GPLv3. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-09T10:24+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/madrid200705101 Location: Residencia La Cristalera, Carretera de Rascafria, km 2, Miraflores de la Sierra, 28792 Madrid, Spain. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-09T10:19+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/linkoeping20070517 Location: C4, hus C, campus Valla, Linkoeping University, Linkoeping, Sweden. Richard Stallman will talk on the issue of copyright, a system developed in the age of the printing press designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press, but which does not fit well with computer networks. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. Richard Stallman will also suggest changes to the Pirate Party program, in order to avoid the unintended consequence of giving proprietary software an advantage over free software. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-09T11:13+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/lausanne20070618 Location: University de Lausanne, Anthropole Building - room 1129, Campus de Dirigny, 1015 Lausanne, Suisse. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide. This speech will be accessible to all audiences and the public is encouraged to attend. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-14T10:46+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/Rome20070607 Location: University La Sapienza, Aula Magna della Caserna Sani, 184 via Principe Amedeo (Metro A - VIttorio Emanuele), Rome, Italy. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-14T14:15+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/rome20070608 Location: Auditorium Ara Pacis. Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users worldwide. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-14T14:16+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/maracaibo20070720 EL SOFTWARE LIBRE Y EL SISTEMA OPERATIVE GNU/LINUX. Parte del Tercer Congreso Nacional de Software Libre. Museo de Arte Contemporaneo del Zulia (MACZUL), Avenida Universidad, prolongacion Cecilio Acosta, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-14T14:20+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/maracaibo20070721 Museo de Arte Contemporaneo del Zulia (MACZUL), Avenida Universidad (prolongacion Cecilio Acosta), Maracaibo, Venezuela. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-14T14:22+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/paris20070519 L'accès aux conférences est libre et gratuit mais vous pouvez vous pré-inscrire à http://www.april.org/groupes/csi/inscription.php (pour faciliter la logistique). Les débats seront diffusés en direct (format OGG Vorbis) à l'adresse suivante : http://carrefour-numerique.cite-sciences.fr:8000/direct.ogg Adresse: Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, 30 avenue Corentin Cariou (metro Porte de la Villette, Autobus 75, 139, 150, 152, PC; Parking payant au Quai de la Charente et au Boulevard MacDonald), 75019 Paris, France. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-15T09:26+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/chicago20070727 Location: Water Tower campus of Loyola University Chicago (for updated information on room numbers, please, visit the event website). This speech will be part of the 2007 North American Computers and Philosophy (NA-CAP) Conference at Loyola's Water Tower Campus. The conference will take place July 26-28, 2007. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-16T15:55+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/chicago20070728 This panel discussion will be part of the 2007 North American Computers and Philosophy (NA-CAP) Conference at Loyola's Water Tower Campus. The conference will take place July 26-28, 2007. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-05-16T16:02+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/padua20070610 Location: Auditorium Modigliani, via Scrovegni 30, 35128 Padova, Italy. 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 we must make changes in the other direction. No publisher jrasata RMS Speech 2007-06-01T17:30+00:00 http://www.fsf.org/events/montpeller20070616 Detailed location and exact time to be announced. No publisher