Dear all...an event not to be missed. I hope that I am not intruding on this group with this FREE invitation, I'm sure that someone will say if I am. I have recently joined the group...watching and learning mainly - this meeting with Richard Stallman may be of interest, short notice I know....there are 5 ish places available on a first come first served basis - please contact me if you wish to attend - entry without pre-registration will not be allowed since this is a government building. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Digital Divide is widening both in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, aided and abetted by the costs, supportability and sustainability of the current commercial software business models. Are there alternatives? The debate on 'Open Source' and 'Licence free' free software is quickening - Richard Stallman believes that free software is the alternative and has been instrumental in it's creation and nurturing the debate over the last decade - see below.. IMFUNDO 'ICT in EDUCATION' TALK SERIES Imfundo and the Internet Learning Trust are pleased to invite you to a talk by Richard Stallman. Title: Free Software in Education: freedom to learn, learning the value of freedom. Time: Friday, 7 June, 9.30-11.30 AM Venue: Main Conference Room 3W11, Department for International Development, One Palace Street LONDON, SW1E5HE Directions: http://www.imfundo.org/contact/contact1.htm Summary: A talk by Richard Stallman, Creator of the GNU system (GNU's Not Unix, http://www.gnu.org/) and the GNU General Public License (GPL http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html), and founder of the Free Software Foundation (http://www.gnu.org/fsf/fsf.html). The GNU operating system, together with the kernel, Linux, are responsible for a worldwide surge in non-proprietary, free software. Reaching maturity in the North, where free software is challenging user-restricting (and expensive) proprietary platforms, these developments hold enormous promise for the South. You are kindly requested to confirm attendance by replying to chrisjhart@btinternet.com or chris@thing-e.co.uk For more information on Linux and Open Source Software in Education visit http://www.imfundo.org/kb/ref/opensource.htm Chris Hart - Director Internet Learning Trust Address: 4th Floor 97-99 Dean Street, London WC1D 3TE Home/office: +44 (0) 20 8540 9546 mobile: +44 (0) 7789 845466 web: http://www.internetlearningtrust.net mail: chrisjhart@btinternet.com