You (and anyone else you'd like to forward this email to) are cordially invited to attend Richard Stallman's talk on April 30th.
Richard Stallman* [www.stallman.org] will discuss "A Free Digital Society." Activities directed at ``including'' more people in the use of digital technology are predicated on the assumption that such inclusion is invariably a good thing. It appears so, when judged solely by immediate practical convenience. However, if we also judge in terms of human rights, whether digital inclusion is good or bad depends on what kind of digital world we are to be included in. If we wish to work towards digital inclusion as a goal, it behooves us to make sure it is the good kind.
THIS TALK IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. (RSVPs are not necessary but are greatly appreciated to [email protected])
When: April 30th, 11am-1pm
Where: Hewlett 201
* Richard Stallman launched the development of the GNU operating system (see www.gnu.org [www.gnu.org]) in 1984. GNU is free software. The GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux added, is used on tens of millions of computers today. Dr. 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.