New Video of Richard Stallman's Talk in Italy (Delivered a Week Ago)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 15, 2024

Video: Free Software - The Basis of Freedom in the Digital Society

THE FSF did not 'advertise' any of the recent talks of Richard Stallman, who despite cancer had a busy schedule in Europe (at least 5 talks, as it started on March 25^th), but at least we have a video of one. Here's a local copy.

As per this official GNU page:

Play Free Software - The Basis of Freedom in the Digital Society (Reggio Emilia, Italy, 2024)

By:  Richard Stallman
Host(s):  Francesco Reyes
Organizer:  University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), Life Sciences Department and Department of Physical, Computer, and Mathematical Sciences; Casa Bettola
Thanks to:  Prof. Andrea Bizzetti; Marco Calegaro
Date:  April 07, 2024
Location:  Aula Magna Manodori, Palazzo Dossetti, UNIMORE (Reggio Emilia)
Language:  English (with Italian simultaneous translation for the audience)
Duration:  1h 59min 29 s

Copyright © 2024 Richard Stallman (speech)
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)

00:00:00 Introduction (plus last minute technical arrangements)
00:05:40 TEDx talk video (updated with URLs on screen)
00:19:14 Speech
00:54:40 Why say software libero instead of “open source”
00:56:30 How to help
00:57:12 Q&A

• Video 1920x1080 WebM VP8/Vorbis (1.91 GB)

Stallman's visit to Reggio Emilia is a unique opportunity to appreciate the importance of free software in a society in which computers, reputedly tools to support human beings, are acquiring a growing role in controlling human activities in fields ranging from social relations to engineering, agriculture, and most areas of life.

—Dr. Francesco Reyes
Life Sciences Department
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

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He also gave talks in Italy last summer. Here's a working copy of the video. █