RMS speaks Sun

[der.hans]

moin, moin,

Richard Stallman, aka rms, will be speaking at 6 PM this coming Sunday, the
23rd of September, at Scottsdale Community College ( SCC ).

His talk will be "The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating
System". RMS is the founder of the GNU Project ( http://www.gnu.org/ ),
launched in 1984. GNU produces software with licenses that protect the
consumers' rights.

RMS graduated from Harvard with a BA in physics in 1974. He worked as a
staff hacker in the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, but left MIT in 1984
to start the GNU project. He has recieved numerous awards and two honorary
doctorates.

Today, Linux-based variants of the GNU system, based on the Linux kernel
initially developed by Linus Torvalds, are in widespread use.

RMS was initially contacted by the IEEE Computer Society chapter at NAU to
speak in Flagstaff on September 27th at 7 PM. AZOTO, PLUG and ASULUG have
acquired some of his time for the Sunday talk as well.

See the AZOTO and PLUG websites for further information about Stallman's
Phoenix presentation and http://www.cse.nau.edu/~ieeecs/rms-visit.html for
more information about his presentation in Flagstaff.

AZOTO and the NAU IEEE Computer Society chapter are paying Richard's travel
expenses and are trying to raise a small stipend to pay him for his speaking
engagements. Donations can be made to:

AZOTO
C/O UnityWave
13231 N 35th Avenue
Suite 811
Phoenix, AZ  85029

Please note that while AZOTO has applied for 501(c)3 status, the paperwork
has not been completed. As such, donations might not be tax-deductable.

Please stop by the GNU/Linux Stammtisch Tuesday night at Bandersnatch in
Tempe if you'd like to help prepare for Richard's visit.

SCC is located at 9000 E. Chaparral Rd. in Scottsdale. That's just East of
the Chaparral exit off the 101. RMS will be speaking in the Turquoise Room
of the Student Center ( "SC" on the campus map ).

http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sccmap/
http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sccmap/SC.html

Further information on the sponsoring organizations:

AZOTO ( AZ Open Technology Organization ) exists to promote the awareness
and use of Free software, Open Source software, open data formats, and
open standards in the State of Arizona. AZOTO has applied for, but not yet
recieved 501(c)3 status from the IRS. See http://www.AZOTO.org/ for more
info.

NAU IEEE Computer Society is the NAU chaper of the IEEE's Computer
Society. The Computer Society is the largest of the IEEE's 36 societies. See
http://www.cse.nau.edu/~ieeecs/ for more info.

PLUG ( Phoenix Linux Users Group ) serves the community valley-wide. PLUG
hosts two monthly general meetings as well as a developer's meeting on even
months. See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/ for more info.

ASULUG ( ASU Linux Users Group ) serves ASU and the East Valley. This
month's talk is Wednesday, the 19th, on the Nodework Project. See
http://ASULUG.asu.edu/ for more info.

The GNU/Linux Stammtisch - takes place every third Tuesday
of the month at Bandersnatch in downtown Tempe. See
http://home.pages.de/~lufthans/unix/Linux_Stammtisch.html for more info.

ciao,

der.hans

PS I'd like to thank Eric from AZPHP and Ed from AZIPA in helping us find a
location. In the end, though, Thurm with SCC came through. Thanks Thurm!
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