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Richard Stallman on Copyright

Posted by michael on from the hellfire-and-brimstone dept.

A couple of people submitted links to a transcript and .ogg of a recent Stallman talk at MIT. Stallman is in his usual fine form.

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  1. RMS rulez by Cardinal+Biggles · · Score: 3

    RMS once more makes fools out of those who call him an extremist (or even communist).

    He has a very balanced view on issues, and, what's more, he communicates it very clearly. I especially like his comparison of the present government attitude to copying to that of the Soviet Union.

    We desperately need more geeks like RMS who can argue a political case so well.

  2. A place to start on free text books. by KyleHa · · Score: 3

    There must be some old text books whose copyrights have expired. They're probably out of date (unless they're arithematic books), but they might be a good starting point for someone who knows the subject. Rather than compile a new one from scratch, why not start with one of those and bring it up to date?