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Title: Free/Libre software and freedom in the digital society Place: Sapienza University of Rome Location: Aula Magna of the Rectorate Address: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 Date and Time: Monday, October 13, 16:00-18:00 Registration: https://www.di.uniroma1.it/it/distinguished-lectures
The address is Batterigatan #2, Göteborg.
Admission is gratis. To register, send email to bahnhofbunker@bahnhof.net or visit bahnhofbunker.se/rsvp.html. The hosts say that the list will not be given to the state.
It will run 14:00 to 16:00 in Haaga-Helia University in Pasila. Specifically, Ratapihantie 13 Helsinki, in the auditorium on the ground floor.
Admission is gratis and there is no need to register, but you may wish to register to reserve a seat. You can do that through reservations.
Topic: Computing freedom, software, and services
Topic: Computing freedom, software, and services
We understand that the uses of computing can be unjust. Most do not realize that the mechanisms of computing can be unjust at their own level in their own ways.
A nonfree program is one that that the users do not control. If that does your computing, its owners control your computing. This is the basic idea of the free software movement — but what about using services?
When you use a service to do your own computing, the service's owner controls that computing. If that owner isn't you, this is unjust. By contrast, if your computer talks to a store's server on your behalf, to arrange a deal between you and the store, your side of that can be fully under your control.
Society and powerful institutions lure and pressure people into a tangled web of online dis-services and nonfree software which may seem impossible to escape. But you can start by rejecting a few of them. Saying no even once is helping!
The event will be hosted by the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society and the Oxford Blockchain Society.
We understand that the uses of computing can be unjust. Most do not realize that the mechanisms of computing can be unjust in other ways.
If a program that the users do not control does your computing, it controls your computing.
When servers that the users do not control do your computing, those servers control it.
So don't entrust your own computing to a program that isn't libre or a server whose operator isn't a loyal friend. For your own computing, insted of a server that might mistreat you, use free software on your own computer.
There are many threats to freedom in the digital society. They include nonfree software, massive surveillance, and censorship. Nonfree programs are often designed to restrict users, control users or manipulate users. The War on Sharing aims to stop users from sharing copies of published works. Computers for voting make election results untrustworthy.
Other threats come from use of web services, implemented by companies that can impose any conditions whatsoever. Finally, most internet activities (aside from those which existed before 2000) are precarious, dependent on permission from one company. All of these threats originate more or less in the use of nonfree software. That is why free software is the first battle in the liberation of the digital society.
The total capacity is 150. If you'd like to attend the talk, please email mehran.hosseini@kcl.ac.uk with your full name, email address, phone number, and affiliation.
Language: En français, but I will accept questions in French or English.
Streaming: https://live0.emacsconf.org/rms-20jan25.webm
Language: The talk will be in English but I will accept questions in French or English.
Talk on August 20, 2024, in Berlin at the Web3 Forum.
Talk on May 11, 2024, in Germany at the GLUG camp.
Tout le monde est le bienvenu.
El discurso es en español.
† Esta conferencia ha sido cancelado.
Si Usted participa en el evento del cual mi conferencia habría hecho parte, y si querría atenderla, por favor dígales a los organizadores del evento que la cancelación lo ha puesto triste, y pídales tomarlo en cuenta. Saberlo los ayudará en el futuro.
Extra discussion of digital surveillance.
The talk will be in English. Everyone is welcome.
We will distribute GNU/FSF stickers, and sell merchandise, so please bring cash.
The talk will be in English. Watch the streaming talk.
There are many threats to freedom in the digital society. They include nonfree software, massive surveillance, and censorship.
Nonfree proprams are often designed to restrict users, control users or manipulate uesers. The War on Sharing aims to stop users from sharing copies of published works. Computers for voting make election results untrustworthy.
Other threats come from use of web services, implemented by companies that can impose any conditions whatsoever.
Finally, most internet activities (aside from those which existed before 2000) are precarious, dependent on permission from one company.
All of these threats originate more or less in the use of nonfree software. That is why free software is the first battle in the liberation of the digital society.
Everyone welcome.
Richard Stallman è un programmatore statunitense, visionario fondatore del Movimento del Software Libero. Nel 1983 diede avvio al Progetto GNU con l'intento di sviluppare un sistema operativo completamente libero, che potesse essere usato da chiunque senza restrizioni, secondo uno spirito di condivisione e di rispetto altrui. Quel sistema operativo è oggi GNU/Linux, utilizzato da decine di milioni di persone in tutto il mondo, nonché da agenzie governative come la NASA e siti di pubblica utilità come Wikipedia.
Everyone welcome.
Upon entering the building, on the right there is a hallway going down to the large auditoriums. Take that path and you will quickly find A300.
For inquiries, mario.havel@paralelnipolis.cz.
Livestream: https://live.gnu.org/gnu40.webm
General inquiries: gnu40@gnu.org
Attending the meeting is gratis and open to all who want to celebrate, work on, or learn about free software. Registration is not required. GNUnet e.V. is organizing the event and would appreciate donations to cover expenses.
Speaker: Richard Stallman
Discussants:
Marco Calamari (Progetto Winston Smith)
Maria Chiara Pievatolo (Università di Pisa)
Francesco Potortì (CNR)
Contact: daniela.tafani@unipi.it
The talk will be introduced by a round table, also in English:
"Relating Language Models, Future Artificial Intelligence, Massive Data
Collection, Open Source, and Free (Libre) Software":
Moderator: Giovambattista Ianni, Professor of Computer Science
Participants:
Vincenzo Bruno, Founder of Coopyleft
Ines Crispini, Steering Board of the Italian Society for AI Ethics
Stefano De Carlo, Board of Hacklab
Gianluigi Greco, President of the Italian Assoc. for Artificial Intelligence
Antonello Mantuano, Senior director of Cerved S.p.A.
Giuseppe Rossi, Director of Unical's ICT Services
Domenico Talia, Professor of Information Processing Systems
BERN
Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Aula - Brückenstrasse 73, BFH Bern
Talk and Q&A in English
Gratis beers at ~ 7pm
There will be 200 seats.
The talk is gratis and attendees do not need to register.
GENÈVE
HEG-GE- Campus Batelle, 1227 Carouge
Gratuit. Les spectateurs devront s'enregistrer mais ils ne seront pas obligés de divulguer leurs noms officiels.
MOUDON
www.agri-bio.ch
- Route de Siviriez 1
Gratuit. Les spectateurs devront s'enregistrer mais ils ne seront pas obligés de divulguer leurs noms officiels.
LAUSANNE
EPFL - Salle SG1 - Lausanne
Final cocktail offered.
The talk is gratis and attendees do not need to register.
"Free Software and your Freedom"
At Auditorium, Quellgasse 21, Biel, Switzerland
Speech will be given in English.
Open to the public.
La informática libre y sus enemigos
Where: Mataró, Spain (near Barcelona)
Host: Universidad TecnoCampus Mataró
Date: Nov 25
Time: 19h00
Language: Castellano
Room: (Sala d'actes) Torre 2
Parc TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme,
Carrer d'Ernest Lluch, 32
08302 Mataró, Barcelona
Free Software
Place: Universitat Popeu Fabra,
Campus Poblenou
Building 52, room 217 (overflow space for Building 55 room 309)
The public is invited.
At IIIT Hyderabad
Hyderabad
At Bits Pilani Hyderabad
Hyderabad
At IIT Hyderabad
Hyderabad
At NCID
Kozhikode
At REVA University
Bangalore
Title: Les libertés du logiciel et du matériel
Richard Stallman will give a talk in French on June 4, 15h00 to 18h00, at Espace Vinci (25 Rue des Jeuneurs, 75002 Paris) near métro Grands Boulevards.
Recording and streaming on PeerTube site video.chalec.org.
Title: The State of the Free Software Movement
Richard Stallman will be speaking about the free software movement and your freedom. His speech will be nontechnical, admission is gratis, and the public is encouraged to attend online.
Online at fsf.org/live
Title: Software libre, tu libertad, y tu ciberseguridad
Richard Stallman will be giving an online talk for the 8dot8 conference.
14h30-15h30
Titre: Origine, naissance, évolution et enjeux du logiciel libre
Dans le cadre de la soirée Cinélibre, Richard Stallman donnera une conférence en français, Salle Fernand Pelloutier - 1, place de Zeus, 34000 Montpellier
L'entrée est gratuite, sous réserve de présentation de passe sanitaire. Le port du masque sera obligatoire en permanence.
2pm
During the 3ème Fête du Nouveau Monde of L'Atelier de Claret, Richard Stallman will give a talk. The Address is : 63 avenue du nouveau monde 34270 Claret.
The talk will be in french and the admission is gratis, but you need to show a Passe Sanitaire or a fresh test.
More info on the event on their page
5pm
Richard Stallman will give a talk at the Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) of Arles, France.
The talk will be in french and the admission is gratis, but you need to show a Passe Sanitaire.
More info on the event on their page
Start time: 16:15pm
Title: Free Software and its Political, Ethical Implications for Medicine
Richard Stallman will be giving a talk in Fundacja Rozwoju Kardiohhirurgii im. prof. Zbigniewa Religi, POLAND, ZABRZE UL. WOLNOSCI 345A.
This is a RMS dedicated event for medical students, professionals and scientists, Richard's lecture will be preceded by one by prof. Zbigniew Nawrat who will give a short intro speech on Automation and its implications on Freedom and health care/medical services.
This event will be limited to Membership of International Society for Medical Robotics, invited guests. Due to covid restrictions any extra people interested in participating should contact the Foundation
Start time: 14:00pm, Kyiv time (UTC+03:00)
Title: Free Software and the GNU General Public License
Richard Stallman will be giving a talk in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, September, 18, titled Free Software and the GNU General Public License.
Start time:
2:00pm Boston, USA (EDT) | 6:00pm GMT
Richard Stallman will be speaking about the free software movement and your freedom, and the progress and growing dangers in today's digital world of software. His speech will be nontechnical, admission is gratis, and the public is encouraged to attend online, at fsf.org/live.
Start time: 11:00pm GMT | 7:00pm Boston, USA (EDT) | 8:00pm São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)
Title: "Live de Segunda #80 - Uma conversa com Richard Stallman" (Monday's Live #80 - A conversation with Richard Stallman)
Richard Stallman will be giving a talk/interview on Monday May 31, titled "Live de Segunda #80 - Uma conversa com Richard Stallman" (Monday's Live #80 - A conversation with Richard Stallman).
You can watch the stream here.
Start time: 7pm UK time
Title: Free software: the foundation of freedom in your computing
On May 10, RMS will give a remote talk for the University of Buckingham Free Speech Society, starting at 7pm UK time.
You can watch the stream here.
Start time: 19h00 (Irish time)
Title: A Free Digital Society
I will give a virtual talk about A Free Digital Society, hosted by the University of Limerick Computer Society. March 10 at 19h00 Irish time.
Everyone is welcome to attend, but the streaming capacity is limited. So please email talks (at) skynet (dot) ie with "rms Interest" or "Richard Stallman Interest" in the Subject field, and the hosts will email you the URL. If there is no room for you, you can watch the recording which will be announced later.
Start Time: 18h30 (French time)
Title: Free software and cooperative platforms — Digital sovereignty, Territories, GAFAM
The event is gratis but you need to register at https://framaforms.org/logiciels-libres-et-plateformes-cooperatives-1609860745
Due to Covid-19, the talks in Spain will not occur on the dates previously planned, but we will reschedule them for when they can be held.
TO BE RESCHEDULED: Valencia - Spain
Start Time: TBA
Title: Copyright vs Comunidad
Location: Sala La Mutant - Carrer de Joan Verdeguer, 22 - 46024 València
Sponsor: Asociación de Usuarios GNU/Linux de Valencia / Las Naves
TO BE RESCHEDULED: Alcoy (Alicante) - Spain
Start Time: TBA
Title: Software Libre para tu libertad
Location: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia - Campus Alcoy, Calle Rigoberto Albors 8 - 03801 Alcoy, Alicante
Sponsor: Asociación de Usuarios GNU/Linux de Valencia / Universidad Politécnica de Valencia - Campus de Alcoy
TO BE RESCHEDULED: Castellón - Spain
Start Time: TBA
Title: Software Libre para tu libertad
Location: Sala La Bohemia - Calle Císcar 14 - 12003 Castellón de La Plana, Valencia
Sponsor: Asociación de Usuarios GNU/Linux de Valencia / Sala La Bohemia
