As Guest of Honour in Rome, Founder of the Free Software Foundation to Speak ("Distinguished Lecture") After Introduction by Leonardo Querzoni

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 11, 2025

Happy hacking...

43 hours from now RMS will be giving a talk in Rome. It's not a "remote talk". There's an official page and now they present some more information in proper (not automated translation) English:

The English part:

Richard Stallman at Sapienza University for a lecture open to all entitled “Free/Libre Software and Freedom in the Digital Society”

On Monday, October 13, at 4:00pm, the Aula Magna of the Rectorate in the City Campus will host Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and a pioneer of free software, for a lecture organized and staged by student representatives as part of the Department of Computer Science’s “Distinguished Lectures,” with the support of the University

Richard Stallman will explore the importance of free software in today’s digital society: a unique opportunity to explore fundamental issues regarding freedom and access to technology for the entire community. The meeting will open with greetings from Rector @AntonellaPolimeni_, Deputy Rector for Digital Technologies and Cybersecurity Leonardo Querzoni, and student and Department representatives 🔗 [free admission subject to availability, with reservations at ➡️ forms.gle/yDhM7EfNj8ho6CDW8, see more at ↔️ news.uniroma1.it/13102025_1600]

They use Google Docs (proprietary) for registration, but one isn't required to:

Last time he spoke in Italy (Politecnico di Milano) the room was not large enough because about 400 (or more) wanted to attend.

His last talk attracted an audience of nearly 700 people (in person). He's still very relevant and an important figure overall. That truly annoys the sorts of companies which sponsor ATO. █