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RMS: A Tour of Malicious Software, With a Typical Cell Phone as Example

Summary: Tonight in Europe or this afternoon in America Richard M. Stallman (RMS), who turned 70 yesterday, gives a talk

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is hosting a talk by Richard M. Stallman on March 17, 2023 at 15:00 EDT (19:00 UTC).











When

Mar 17, 2023



from 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM


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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is hosting a talk by Richard M. Stallman (RMS) on March 17, 2023 from 15:00 to 16:15 EDT (19:00 - 20:15 UTC) in Somerville, MA. Since LibrePlanet will take place on the following two days (March 18 and 19), we hope that you'll be in town. We have a limited amount of space for an in-person audience, so please sign up today if you'd like to see this talk in person.



The talk is entitled "A tour of malicious software, with a typical cell phone as example." 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. We will also broadcast the talk at fsf.org/live. Remote attendees can ask questions in the #fsf channel of the Libera.chat IRC network.



Details to the in-person event will be shared upon registration. Please note that in-person attendees will be required to wear a mask, and other mandatory coronavirus precautions may be put in place prior to the event.



If you have any questions about the event itself, please write campaigns@fsf.org.



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