05.13.21

Audio: “Unjust Computing Clamps Down” by Richard Stallman

Posted in Audio/Video, FSF, GNU/Linux at 6:28 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Uploaded half an hour ago to media.libreplanet

Summary: The FSF has finally uploaded the LibrePlanet talk of Richard Stallman

Regarding the talk from 4 days ago, “Free Software: the Foundation of Freedom in Your Computing,” the page now says: “The live stream has ended; thank you for watching! A video recording may be made available in the coming days/weeks; please check back again later.”

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