TCASCV Seminar
Abstract: Richard Stallman will speak about the purpose, goals, philosophy, methods, status, and future prospects of the GNU operating system, which in combination with the kernel Linux is now used by an estimated 17 to 20 million users worldwide. Richard Stallman is the founder of the GNU project, launched in 1984 to develop the free operating system GNU (an acronym for "GNU's Not Unix"), and thereby give computer users the freedom that most of them have lost. GNU is free software: everyone has the freedom to copy it and redistribute it, as well as to make changes either large or small. The GNU/Linux system, basically GNU with Linux added as the kernel, is used on tens of millions of computers today. See www.gnu.org for more information about GNU and free software.
All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served at 2:30PM.
Sponsored by: The Technology Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Visualization (www.cascv.brown.edu)
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