As part of the Ada Lovelace Lecture Series, Dr. Richard Stallman will speak about digital self-determination, software ethics, and the societal impact of digital systems. The focus will be on questions of freedom, dependency, and responsibility in an increasingly digitalized world. Stallman will highlight threats to freedom in the digital society—including nonfree software, surveillance, censorship, and proprietary web services—and explain why free software plays a central role in achieving digital autonomy.
Participation in the event is free of charge.
Dr. Richard Stallman
launched the Free Software Movement in 1983 and began the GNU Project in 1984 with the goal of developing a completely free operating system. The resulting GNU system, combined with the Linux kernel, forms the foundation of today’s widely used GNU/Linux operating system. Stallman also pioneered the concept of “copyleft” and created the GNU General Public License (GPL), one of the most influential software licenses worldwide. For his longstanding commitment to digital freedom and users’ rights, he has received numerous international awards, including the ACM Grace Hopper Award, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer Award, several honorary doctorates, and induction into the Internet Hall of Fame.
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