Big Picture Seminar Melbourne: Richard Stallman
| Event Start Date: | 15th Sep 2010 5:30pm |
| Summary: | Title: Education Across The Nation - Free Software in Ethics and in Practise |
| Event Type: | Free Seminar |
| Event Location: | Melbourne |
| Target Audience: | Scientists; Students |
| Address: | Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building, Melbourne University |
Title: Education Across The Nation - Free Software in Ethics and in Practise
Speaker: Richard M. Stallman
When: Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Venue: Copland Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building, Melbourne University
RSVP: katya.baxter@nicta.com.au
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 M. 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.
Richard 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