FSF annual members meeting, Saturday April 1, 2006.
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Mar 02, 2006 11:21 AM
"GPLv3 and the future of the free software movement"
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Thursday, March 2, 2006 - The Free
Software Foundation announces details of its annual associate members
meeting, to be held at MIT, Cambridge MA, on Saturday April 1, 2006
Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen have scheduled keynote speeches covering GPLv3 and the future of the free software movement, during the annual Free Software Foundation meeting in Cambridge MA, on April 1, 2006. "As we expected, 2006 is proving to be a pivotal year for the Free Software Movement. With the release of the GPLv3, we have brought to focus the debate on the threats posed by Digital Restrictions Management, Software Patents and Treacherous Computing. Our community's efforts in the months ahead will help set the tone in the battle for computer users' freedom." said Peter Brown, FSF Executive Director .
In its fourth year, the annual FSF Associate Members Meeting has become a sounding board for the activities of the Foundation, and the sharing of ideas with the community. At this year's meeting, FSF Board Member Henri Poole will launch a members forum, an effort to elicit organizing ideas and identify tactical actions to move the fight for free software into the mainstream. Henri Poole said, "The GNU Project achieved the bulk of its success by staying committed to a philosophical manifesto, coordinating interoperability, and supporting the passion of free software activists to write code. Now we support the passion of our people by moving the free code into all areas of government, business, home, and personal devices."
Details of this year's meeting are now available, along with registration details at http://www.fsf.org/associate/meetings/2006
About the Free Software Foundation:
The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software - particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants - and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software. Their web site, located at www.fsf.org, is an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support their work can be made at http://donate.fsf.org. Their headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
Media Contact: Free Software Foundation <pr@gnu.org>
Phone: +1-617-542-5942
Richard Stallman and Eben Moglen have scheduled keynote speeches covering GPLv3 and the future of the free software movement, during the annual Free Software Foundation meeting in Cambridge MA, on April 1, 2006. "As we expected, 2006 is proving to be a pivotal year for the Free Software Movement. With the release of the GPLv3, we have brought to focus the debate on the threats posed by Digital Restrictions Management, Software Patents and Treacherous Computing. Our community's efforts in the months ahead will help set the tone in the battle for computer users' freedom." said Peter Brown, FSF Executive Director .
In its fourth year, the annual FSF Associate Members Meeting has become a sounding board for the activities of the Foundation, and the sharing of ideas with the community. At this year's meeting, FSF Board Member Henri Poole will launch a members forum, an effort to elicit organizing ideas and identify tactical actions to move the fight for free software into the mainstream. Henri Poole said, "The GNU Project achieved the bulk of its success by staying committed to a philosophical manifesto, coordinating interoperability, and supporting the passion of free software activists to write code. Now we support the passion of our people by moving the free code into all areas of government, business, home, and personal devices."
Details of this year's meeting are now available, along with registration details at http://www.fsf.org/associate/meetings/2006
About the Free Software Foundation:
The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as in freedom) software - particularly the GNU operating system and its GNU/Linux variants - and free documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the use of software. Their web site, located at www.fsf.org, is an important source of information about GNU/Linux. Donations to support their work can be made at http://donate.fsf.org. Their headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
Media Contact: Free Software Foundation <pr@gnu.org>
Phone: +1-617-542-5942