[vtkusers] Richard Stallman : Talk Jan 22 : 5pm : RPI Troy NY: :: Room changed to DCC 308

[Luis Ibanez]

Please note that location of Richard Stallman's talk for
January 22 has been changed to : Room  DCC 308


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Speaker:

   Richard Stallman


Title:

    "The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System"


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.


Location:

    DCC 308
    Darrin Communications Center
    http://www.rpi.edu/about/campustour/dcc/index.html
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
    http://www.rpi.edu/virtual_tour/travel.html
    Troy, NY


Time:

    5pm - 7pm

Date:

     Thursday January 22nd, 2009


No Registration is required.
The talk is open to the general public.


Copies of the book "Free Software, Free Society"
http://www.gnu.org/doc/book13.html
will be offered for sale if you want to get your signed copy.

Sale revenues will go to funding the Free Software Foundation
www.fsf.org