Past Events
El Movimiento del Software Libre
San Cristobal, Venezuela - Auditorio Alí Primera, Complejo Ferial de San Cristóbal. Richard Stallman hablará sobre las metas y la filosofía del movimiento del Software Libre, y el estado y la historia del sistema operativo GNU, el cual conjuntamente con el núcleo Linux actualmente es utilizado por decenas de millones de personas en todo el mundo.
El Movimiento del Software Libre
Caracas, Venezuela - Auditorio del Ministerio para el Poder Popular de Ciencia, Tecnología e Industrias Intermedias, ubicado en la Esquina El Chorro, La Candelaria. Richard Stallman hablará sobre las metas y la filosofía del movimiento del Software Libre, y el estado y la historia del sistema operativo GNU, el cual conjuntamente con el núcleo Linux ahora es utilizado por decenas de millones de usuarios en todo el mundo.
El Movimiento del Software Libre
Caracas, Venezuela. Auditorio del Ministerio para el Poder Popular de Ciencia, Tecnología e Industrias Intermedias, ubicado en la Esquina El Chorro, La Candelaria. Richard Stallman hablará sobre las metas y la filosofía del movimiento del Software Libre, y el estado y la historia del sistema operativo GNU, el cual conjuntamente con el núcleo Linux ahora es utilizado por decenas de millones de usuarios en todo el mundo.
Le Logiciel Libre et Ta Liberté
Nantes, France. Amphithéâtre Kerneis, Université de Nantes, http://2009.rmll.info/-Lieux-d-accueil-.html. This speech will be part of the tenth Rencontre Mondiale du Logiciel Libre and will be open to the public. 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.
Free Software and the GNU/Linux Desktop
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Palacio de Congresos de Canarias, Avda. Príncipe de Asturias, s/n.-35010 (phone: +34 928491770; reservations: +34 928491770) Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, which campaigns for freedom so that computer users can cooperate to control their own computing activities, and how this relates to GNOME and KDE.
The Danger of Software Patents
Porto Alegre, Brazil. Centro de Eventos PUCRS, Avenida Ipiranga, 6681, Bairro Azenha, 40T - 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.
El Movimiento del Software Libre
Canoas, Brazil. Salão de Atos do Unilasalle Canoas, Centro Universitário La Salle, Av. Victor Barreto, 2288, no Centro de Canoas, ao lado da Estaçao Canoas La salle do Trensurb (+55 51 3476-8500)---Richard Stallman will be speaking as part of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the city of Canoas.
Copyright vs. Community
Porto Alegre, Brazil. Centro de Eventos PUCRS, Avenida Ipiranga, 6681, Bairro Azenha, sala fisl1 - 40 T - 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.
Fundacíon Software Libre América Latina
Porto Alegre, Brazil. This speech will be part of X Fórum Internacional de Software Livre (FISL 10) - 2009-06-24/25/26/27
The Free Software Movement
Campinas, Brazil. Centro de Convenções da UNICAMP, Ginásio Multidisciplinar, Rua Elis Regina s/n, Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz," Barão Geraldo - Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free Software Movement, and the status and history of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of millions of users world-wide.
Software Libre en la Ética y en the Práctica
Joao Pessoa, Brazil. Richard Stallman hablará sobre las metas y la filosofía del movimiento del Software Libre, y el estado y la historia del sistema operativo GNU, el cual conjuntamente con el núcleo Linux actualmente es utilizado por decenas de millones de personas en todo el mundo. Esta charla formará parte del tercero Encontro de Software Livre da Paraíba (2009-06-19/20/21) en le Estação Ciência, Cultura e Artes Cabo Branco.
El Peligro de las Patentes de Software
Quito, Ecuador. Richard Stallman explicará como las patentes de software obstruyen el desarrollo de software. Las patentes de software son patentes que cubren las ideas del software. Ellas restringen el desarrollo del software, de modo que cada decisión del diseño trae el riesgo de conseguir ser demandado. Las patentes en otros campos restringen fábricas, pero las patentes del software restringen a cada usuario de computadora. La investigación económica demuestra que incluso retardan el progreso. Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Edificio de Eléctrica, Aula Magna de Eléctrica.
Software Libre Aplicado a la Educación
Quito, Ecuador - Auditorio José Carolo, CAMPUS SUR, Universidad Salesiana, Rumichaca y Morán Valverde s/n (+593 2 2626476) - La charla es patrocinada por la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana y forma parte del Congreso de Ciencia y Tecnología.
El Movimiento del Software Libre
Sangolquí, Ecuador. Escuela Politécnica del Ejército (ESPE), Coliseo del Campus de Sangolqui, Av del Progreso s/n. Richard Stallman hablará sobre las metas y la filosofía del movimiento del Software Libre, y el estado y la historia del sistema operativo GNU, el cual conjuntamente con el núcleo Linux actualmente es utilizado por decenas de millones de personas en todo el mundo.
El Movimiento del Software Libre y el Sistema Operativo GNU/Linux
Ibarra, Ecuador. Auditorio Imbabura, Casa de la Cultura Núcleo Imbabura, García Moreno y P. Rodríguez (Atrás del Coliseo Luis Leoro Franco). Richard Stallman hablará sobre las metas y la filosofía del movimiento del Software Libre, y el estado y la historia del sistema operativo GNU, el cual conjuntamente con el núcleo Linux actualmente es utilizado por decenas de millones de personas en todo el mundo. La charla es patrocinada por la Universidad Técnica del Norte y por la Comunidad de Programadores de Software libre del Ecuador (www.coplec.org).
Software Libre en la Ética y en the Práctica
Quito, Ecuador. Auditorio de la Sede de la Av. de los Granados E12-41 y Colimes, Universidad de las Américas. Esta charla será parte de las Jornadas de Software Libre de la Universidad de las Américas. Richard Stallman hablará sobre las metas y la filosofía del movimiento del Software Libre, y el estado y la historia del sistema operativo GNU, el cual conjuntamente con el núcleo Linux ahora es utilizado por decenas de millones de usuarios en todo el mundo. ¡Todos son el bienvenido!
Copyleft and the War on Sharing
FSF's John Sullivan will talk about copyleft, copyright, the War on Sharing, and the GNU/Linux free software operating system at the Connecticut Film Festival.
Trophées du Libre 2009
Registrations have now started for projects within the scope of the Trophées du Libre 2009 (free software development awards 2009, also called TL09). This is the fifth edition of a competition that started back in 2003 with the aim to valorise innovative free software. Over 149 projects from 29 countries were registered for the 2007 edition of the competition. The Trophées du Libre 2009 include 7 Project Categories & 3 Special Prizes: 1. education applications: education tools and resources for students, teachers and schools 2. professional applications: office, servers, or web applications to introduce new functions or to significantly improve professional use 3. science applications: applications or useful tools for research and science 4. security tools and system administration: tools and applications to help increase the security of networks, servers, users and systems. 5. applications for recreation and family: home automation, games (games based on free software development tools), home (tools and applications for home and personal use) 6.technology and media: graphics, video and audio (tools and applications for content creation, manipulation and use for video, audio and graphics) 7.administration and communities: special tools for official and local authorities 8. innovative projects: innovative free software projects under development 9. special jury award 10. honors award for very large projects
The State's Freedom and the People's Freedom, as Users of Software
Ottawa, Canada - on Parliament Hill, main steps. The talk will be followed by informal discussion at the "Parliament Pub" Family Restaurant across the street, beginning at approximately 18:30. The Government of Canada is the largest software user in Canada. In most cases, it gives developers of the programs intolerable power over how the state uses public assets and how the state manages its own data; in effect, giving these developers (most of whom work for large corporations, most of which are foreign) power over the state's own computers, in all their forms. Free/Libre software licensing is the way out of this bind. It gives the users control over their own computing, whether these users are government departments, companies or individuals. The Government of Canada is also the largest funder of custom software development in Canada. It is the largest employer of software developers, and the organization with the largest number of software developers under contract. Canadian legislators should ensure that the software paid for by the public is available for the public to use in freedom, by releasing it as Free/Libre software. Richard Stallman will explain these issues, as well as why the term "intellectual property" is an incoherent over-generalization that should be completely shunned. Richard Stallman, is stopping in Ottawa for meetings with government and non-governmental officials. He is enroute back to MIT after receiving an honorary degree from Lakehead University, Thunder Bay.
First Public Meeting of CREDIL
Ottawa, Canada - building F of the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Hull (Campus Alexandre Taché), 283 boulevard Alexandre Taché. First public meeting of the Centre for Research and Experimental Development in Informatics Libre (CREDIL). Richard Stallman will be in attendance.