rms

0

New Richard Stallman Video in Manchester

http://manchester.fsuk.org

The newly formed Manchester Free software Group hosted Richard Stallman in Manchester or the first of May.
Talking on the subject of Free Software in ethics and practice", RMS drew a crowd of more than 300 people to the event, run in association with the BCS and IET.

Read more »
0

OLPC Decision Not Final, RMS Asks: Can We Rescue OLPC from Windows?

http://www.groklaw.net

Richard Stallman just switched to an OLPC XO, for the free bios, and at that same moment in time, Nicholas Negroponte made some odd statements about Windows and the OLPC.

Read more »
chimera's picture
Created by chimera 14 years 3 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 3 weeks ago
Category: Industry   Tags:
0

A new wave of freedom

http://www.hinduonnet.com

"The new freedom movement , in software, knowledge, publishing and commerce, will change the way we think, do things and interact..."

Read more »
0

RMS Talk

http://freedomdreams.wordpress.com

"Yesterday, me and a couple of friends went to see a talk in Manchester by Richard Stallman (rms), the founder of the free software movement. I’m not sure quite how much the other two got from the experience, but I certainly found it very interesting - although I knew many of the things he said, it was the way he explained them, and it also provoked me to think about certain things..."

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 3 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 3 weeks ago
Category: Community   Tags:
0

Richard Stallman at Manchester University

http://www.jonathandavis.me.uk

"...Richard also covered some of the important reasons why businesses, government and education establishments should use Free Software, preventing the support and development monopolies which are now becoming commonplace, along with the problem of proprietary vendors offering gratis or near-gratis copies of their software to schools in order to keep students reliant on their package and then carr

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 3 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 3 weeks ago
Category: Community   Tags:
0

It's good to be free

http://iamasoftie.blogspot.com

"I have just returned from the BCS Manchester event on The Free Software Movement in Ethics and Practice presented by Richard Stallman, the founder and president of the Free Software Foundation. Richard, speaking for over 2 hours without notes or any visual aids, captivated the audience of over 250 with his passion about establishing a world in which user's freedom is respected..."

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 3 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 3 weeks ago
Category: Community   Tags:
0

Kerala Blazing the Trail for Free Software in Schools

http://educatorslog.in

"Kerala is all set to become the first state in the country to completely banish Microsoft and allow only GNU/Linux free software to be used in the mandatory IT test at the state SSLC examinations that half a million students took in March. Till last year, they could take the exam using either free software or the Microsoft platform.

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 3 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 3 weeks ago
Category: Community   Tags:
0

Intellectual Enclosure, by Richard Stallman

http://bostonreview.net

"Tthorough discussion of enclosure must consider the international institutions that impose it. The International Monetary Fund is a well-known example; its "rescue" agreements attack the intellectual commons through "user fees" for public school, which prevent millions of poor children from attending.

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 4 weeks ago
Category: Philosophy   Tags:
0

Can we rescue OLPC from Windows? - by Richard Stallman

http://www.fsf.org

"I read Negroponte's statement presenting the OLPC XO as a platform for Windows in the most ironic circumstances possible: during a week of preparing, under a deadline, to migrate personally to an XO. I made this decision for one specific reason: freedom..."

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 4 weeks ago
Category: Community   Tags:
0

Free Software in Ethics and Practice - speaker: Richard Stallman

http://www.cgandc.net

[1st May, 2008 , Manchester] - "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..."

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 4 weeks ago
Category: Community   Tags:
0

Examining the Legendary HURD Kernel

http://www.zimbio.com

"David Chisnall takes a look at the GNU Project's infamous HURD kernel, exploring some of the features that make it unique and some that have found their way into other systems. [...] Even in its current state, HURD exists to prove a point: It’s possible to have a complete and usable system running nothing other than GNU code." -- http://www.informit.com/articles/printerfriendly.aspx?p=1180992

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 4 weeks ago
Category: Beginner   Tags:
0

Free Software in Education: What Policy Should India Adopt for ICT in School Education?

http://gnowgi.org

"The sections below develop reasons for adoption of free software exclusively for school education. Towards the end, a list of policy guidelines and recommendations are provided for discussion. The document does not cover the pros and cons of using ICT for education. I will try to intervene during the deliberations on these issues. Why Free Software for education? ..."

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 4 weeks ago
Category: Philosophy   Tags:
0

The GNU Left

http://binaryfreedom.info

"In the Information Technology world, the Free Software Foundation is the organization that struggles against the drive to convert knowledge itself into a capitalist commodity known as Intellectual Property. The emergence of [GNU/Linux], the fastest growing computer operating system (OS), has done much to validate the FSF work.

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 4 weeks ago
Category: Philosophy   Tags:
0

[free software movement] Culture Matters

http://ditesh.gathani.org

"...The principle engine of software development is the work and creativity of hackers. What induces them to strive and invent is a climate of liberty that leaves them in control of their own software. [...] To trust the hacker, to have faith in the hacker, is one of the elements of a value system that favours development.

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 4 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 4 weeks ago
Category: Philosophy   Tags:
0

Richard Stallman’s speech about GNU and Free software

http://samyblog.890m.com

"On April/4/2008, Richard Stallman came to UAB to give a conference about GNU. You can view the WHOLE conference in Spanish at the end of this post (and some pictures as well). I strongly recommend you to view the video as it’s quite interesting..."

Read more »
can.axis's picture
Created by can.axis 14 years 5 weeks ago – Made popular 14 years 5 weeks ago
Category: Philosophy   Tags:

Best karma users