GNU General Public License: What We've Changed in Version 3 and Why
Talk by Richard Stallman
Location: National Instruments, Room: 1S13 Bldg-C,
11500 N MO Pac Expy, Austin, TX 78759
Date: 23rd April, 2009
Time: 6PM - 8PM
Refreshments provided.
Talk Abstract:
Richard Stallman wrote the first GNU General Public License in 1989, and version 3 which was completed in 2007. He will discuss the philosophy of the GNU GPL, the changes made in version 3, and the reasons for those changes.
A must attend for software enthusiasts, developers, entrepreneurs, managers, and students. There is limited seating at the venue: first come, first served registration will apply.
Speaker Bio:
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.
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