(Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (Royal Institute of Technology)) Stockholm, Sweden Arranged by the student society “Datorföreningen Stacken” 30 October 1986 [Note: This is a slightly edited … RMS lecture at KTH (Sweden), 30 October 1986Read more
Free Software
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In 1970s free software was normal
https://debxp.org/ldsrms/rms_2021-05-31_19-01-49.webm Richard Stallman
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The owner of the proprietary software controls the computer, not the owner of the computer
http://techrights.org/videos/rms-2002.webm Richard Stallman — source techrights.org
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How Many People Developed GNU in the 1980s
http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/rms-gnu-contributors.ogg Richard Stallman
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Milky Way v0.4 release
After a long and continuous period of tests and development, we are happy to announce a new release of Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre. With version 0.4, we … Milky Way v0.4 releaseRead more
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A German State Is Saying Goodbye Windows
Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state in Germany, has plans to move almost entirely open source. By the time the dust settles, the regional government will have … A German State Is Saying Goodbye WindowsRead more
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The Linux Backdoor Attempt of 2003
Josh wrote recently about a serious security bug that appeared in Debian Linux back in 2006, and whether it was really a backdoor inserted by … The Linux Backdoor Attempt of 2003Read more
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In Estonia state-owned software will be publicly available
The Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu, approved the necessary changes to the Estonian State Property Act on 12 May 2021, with the new rules coming into … In Estonia state-owned software will be publicly availableRead more
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Linus Torvalds says GPL was defining factor in Linux’s success
Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel, vice president and chief of open source at VMware, discussed the role that GNU GPL played in the success of … Linus Torvalds says GPL was defining factor in Linux’s successRead more