Recordings in European Union

The Professionalization of Free Software

Shane M. Coughlan

„When I say the professionalization of free software what I mean is doing things the best way we can.“

Shane M. Coughlan is the Freedom Task Force coordinator of the Free Software Foundation Europe. In September 2008 he discussed the future and the professonalization of Free Software with the Viennese Fellows of the FSFE.

Keywords: English, European Union, Shane M. Coughlan, Vienna

The Free Software Movement and the Future of Freedom

Richard Stallman

“The best thing is if you can make some Free Software, the next best thing is if you don’t make any software, and the worst thing is if you make some proprietary software.”

Richard Stallman explains the ethical principles behind the concept of Free Software and the GNU project.

Keywords: English, European Union, Larry Lessig, Linux, operating systems, Richard Stallman, Unix, Zagreb

The Free Software Movement and the Future of Freedom

Richard Stallman

“The best thing is if you can make some Free Software, the next best thing is if you don’t make any software, and the worst thing is if you make some proprietary software.”

Richard Stallman explains the ethical principles behind the concept of Free Software and the GNU project.

Keywords: English, European Union, Larry Lessig, Linux, operating systems, Richard Stallman, Unix, Zagreb

Software and Community in the Early 21st Century

Eben Moglen, Paul Everitt

“It began as a moral question. […] But it becomes along the way also a window into the economic organization of the human society in the 21st century.”

Eben Moglen, chairman of the Software Freedom Law Center, gives a keynote at the October 2006 Plone conference in Seattle.

Keywords: Business, Columbia University, Computer law, Copyleft licensing, Eben Moglen, Education, English, European Union, FLOSS, Free software, GNU General Public License, Larry Lessig, Mary Lou Jepsen, open content, Operating system, Paul Everitt, Paul Everitt, Richard Stallman, Richard Stallman, Seattle, Social Issues, Steve Ballmer

Software and Community in the Early 21st Century

Eben Moglen, Paul Everitt

“It began as a moral question. […] But it becomes along the way also a window into the economic organization of the human society in the 21st century.”

Eben Moglen, chairman of the Software Freedom Law Center, gives a keynote at the October 2006 Plone conference in Seattle.

Keywords: Business, Columbia University, Computer law, Copyleft licensing, Eben Moglen, Education, English, European Union, FLOSS, Free software, GNU General Public License, Larry Lessig, Mary Lou Jepsen, open content, Operating system, Paul Everitt, Paul Everitt, Richard Stallman, Richard Stallman, Seattle, Social Issues, Steve Ballmer

Software and Community in the Early 21st Century

Eben Moglen, Paul Everitt

“It began as a moral question. […] But it becomes along the way also a window into the economic organization of the human society in the 21st century.”

Eben Moglen, chairman of the Software Freedom Law Center, gives a keynote at the October 2006 Plone conference in Seattle.

Keywords: Business, Columbia University, Computer law, Copyleft licensing, Eben Moglen, Education, English, European Union, FLOSS, Free software, GNU General Public License, Larry Lessig, Mary Lou Jepsen, open content, Operating system, Paul Everitt, Paul Everitt, Richard Stallman, Richard Stallman, Seattle, Social Issues, Steve Ballmer