Thought this might be of interest:
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 ruchika@cs.stanford.edu)
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.
