[Vanhackspace] Richard Stallman, live in East Van! Fri. Feb. 6th, 7:30-10pm

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******          Technologist & author Richard Stallman,       ******
******             Live in East Van, speaking on...           ******

8888  Copyright vs. Community in the Age of Computer Networks"  8888
8888                Friday February 6, 7:30-10pm                8888
8888          Maritime Labour Centre, 1880 Triumph St           8888
             (3 blocks north of Hastings, at Victoria)

8888               Admission FREE or by donation,               8888
8888           No one turned away for inability to pay          8888 

8888              Live music by the Creaking Planks!            8888
8888              Tea and coffee will be provided.              8888    
  

Come hear about the total liberation of cyberspace! There will be plenty
  of time for questions after the talk. This speech is designed to be
      accessible to everyone; the public is encouraged to attend!

       Online listing at <http://freegeekvancouver.org/en/RMS>

    "Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and 
     was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying 
     imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does 
     not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian 
     punishments can enforce it.

     "The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying 
     for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, 
     while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously 
     hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright--to promote 
     progress, for the benefit of the public--then we must make changes 
     in the other direction." 

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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
the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several
honorary doctorates. His book "Free Software, Free Society" will be
available for purchase, and there will be a book signing after the
talk.  

This lecture is being sponsored by: 
  * Free Geek Vancouver <http://freegeekvancouver.org>
  * Simon Fraser University <http://www.sfu.ca/humanities-institute> 
  * Vancouver Hack Society (VHS) <http://vancouver.hackspace.ca> 
  * Vancouver Fair Copyright Coalition <http://faircopy.ca> 

Richard Stallman will also be appearing at UBC the same weekend; see
<http://www.fsf.org/events/rms-speeches.html> website for details. 


Links for the eager:

* Free Software Foundation <http://fsf.org> 
* Free software for freedom <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html>
* Linux and GNU <http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html>