WYLUG and nti Leeds present:

Dr Richard Stallman - For 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.

About Dr Stallman:

Richard Stallman launched the free software movement in 1983 and started 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.

Location: 

Lecture Theatre A
The Rose Bowl
Leeds Metropolitan University City Campus
Leeds LS1 3HE 

The Rose Bowl is marked "M" on the City Campus Map, with more detailed directions available, and the entrance on the car park side of the building should be used.

Imran Ali from LSx will be filming the event.

Please book only if you are able to attend, or notify us immediately if you register and are not able to attend because we may be able to allocate your ticket to someone else.