[ossig] Richard M. Stallman Seminar on Software Freedom and SoftwarePatents

[Ditesh <ditesh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear all,

Asix Solutions Sdn. Bhd. will be organizing a seminar by Richard
Stallman on Software Freedom and Danger of Software Patents.

The talk will be hosted in Kuala Lumpur by the Faculty of Computer
Science and Information Technology, University Malaya as well as in
Penang in the School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.

--- About the Talk

Richard Stallman will speak about the goals and philosophy of the Free
Software Movement, and the status and history the GNU operating system,
which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by tens of
millions of users world-wide.

Richard Stallman will also explain how software patents obstruct
software development.  Software patents are patents that cover software
ideas.  They restrict the development of software, so that every design
decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents in other fields
restrict factories, but software patents restrict every computer user.
Economic research shows that they even retard progress.

--- Event Information

The event will be held on the 26th August 2005 in Penang and 27th
August 2005 in Kuala Lumpur and. More event information is available
via http://rms2005.asix.com.my/

Admission is free though online registration for the event is required.
Please register early via http://rms2005.asix.com.my as limited seats
are available.

--- About the Speaker

Richard Matthew Stallman (RMS; born March 16, 1953) is the founder of
the Free Software movement, the GNU project, the Free Software
Foundation, and the League for Programming Freedom. He invented the
concept of copyleft to protect the ideals of this movement, and
enshrined this concept in the widely-used GPL (General Public License)
for software.

Stallman has received the ACM Grace Hopper Award, a MacArthur Foundation
fellowship, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award, and the
the Takeda Award for Social/Economic Betterment, as well as several
honorary doctorates. He is a notable programmer whose major
accomplishments include GNU Emacs, the GNU C Compiler, and the GNU
Debugger.

Since the mid-1990s Stallman has relinquished most of his software
engineering duties in order to focus on the advocacy of free software.
His remaining development time is devoted to GNU Emacs. He is currently
supported by various fellowships, maintaining a modest standard of
living while discharging his duties as an itinerant evangelist and
"philosopher" of free software.

Thank you and best regards,
Ditesh


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