Stallman va a dar una charla en la Universidad de Virginia la próxima semana. Atención al abstract: The Free Software Movement developed the GNU operating system, often erroneously referred to as Linux. Ya os contaré qué tal la charla, aunque imagino que no será muy diferente a lo que ya escuchamos en Bilbao hace unos años.
COLLOQUIUM SPEAKER: Richard Stallman, Ph.D. TOPIC: Free Software in Ethics and in Practice DATE: March 28, 2008 TIME: 2:00 p.m. (Refreshments will be served in OLS 224 at 3:30) PLACE: OLS 009 HOST: Mary Lou Soffa 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. Biography: 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 Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several honorary doctorates.
