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Very Old Videos

Richard Stallman at the First Hackers Conference, 1984

It was at this conference that Richard Stallman first publicly and explicitly stated the idea that all software should be free, and the ethical principles that set the foundations of the free software movement.

The scenes were extracted by the GNU Webmasters Team from the documentary Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age, with permission from Fabrice Florin, in May 2022.

Richard Stallman calls for the creation of a Free Universal Encyclopedia and Learning Resource (New Orleans)

Short introductory videos

Introduction to Free Software and the Liberation of Cyberspace (Geneva) with subtitles
What is GNU+Linux?
Welcome to Software Freedom Day
Free software: ethical, social and practical aspects
La educación y el conocimiento libres (What free software is and why it matters) in Spanish with subtitles

In this six-min video Richard Stallman explains briefly and to the point the principles of Free Software and how they connect to education.

Free Software with subtitles

2022

The state of the free software movement
Intro to Free Software and Online Dis-Services

TEDx video followed by Stallman's speech.

Stallman covered many topics about free software that were not included in the TEDx talk, but forgot that it didn't cover copyleft, so he did not speak about that. To learn about copyleft, the license technique he developed in 1985, see What is Copyleft?

2021

Free Software and the GNU General Public License
Software libero, distribuzione dell'informazione e del metodo
Monday's Live #80 – A conversation with Richard Stallman
Free Software: The Foundation of Freedom in Your Computing
On Cash and Monero
A Free Digital Society

2020

Why operating systems and other software should be free (Waterloo, Canada)

2019

Are We Facing Surveillance Like in China? (Frankfurt)
Free software: Ethics and freedom in a digital age (Zurich)
Copyright, freedom, and privacy (Copenhagen)
Free software and your freedom (Bozeman, MT)

2018

Computing, Freedom and Privacy (Pato Branco, Brazil)

2017

Free software and your freedom (Timisoara)
Free Software: Freedom, Privacy, Sovereignty (Boston)
A Free Digital Society (Belo Horizonte)
Free Software, Your Freedom, Your Privacy (Cologne)
Free Software and Your Freedom (Grand Rapids)
Computing, Freedom, and Privacy (Kalamazoo)

2016

Copyright vs Community (Athens, Greece)
Free Software and Your Freedom (Zürich)
Free/Libre/Vrije Software: The Goal and the Path (Brussels)

2015

Free Software and Your Freedom (Seattle)
A Free Digital Society (Kent, OH)
A Free Digital Society (Karlsruhe)
Copyright vs Community (Frankfurt)
What is Free Software? (Chania, Greece)
Free Software and Your Freedom (Urbana)

2014

Freedom in Your Computer and in the Net (Hamburg)
Copyright vs Community (Portland)
Libre Software, Libre Education (New York)
Should We Have More Surveillance Than the USSR? (Athens, GA)
A Free Digital Society (Nantou, Taiwan)
A Free Digital Society (Taipei, Taiwan)
A Free Digital Society (Hsinchu, Taiwan)
A Free Digital Society (Milan)
A Free Digital Society (New York)
Happy Hacking Day 2014 (Helsinki)
A Free Digital Society (Helsinki)

2013

A Free Digital Society (Lincoln, UK)
A Free Digital Society (Dublin)
John Sullivan interviewed at the Open World Forum (Montrouge, France)
GNU 30-year anniversary celebration – Richard Stallman (Cambridge, MA)
GNU 30-year anniversary celebration – John Sullivan (Cambridge, MA)
A Free Digital Society (Sophia-Antipolis, France)
Free Software and Your Freedom (New York)
Richard Stallman inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame — his short acceptance speech (Berlin)
A Free Digital Society (Warsaw)
Copyright vs Community (Nottingham)

2012

The Free Software Movement (Dublin)
TV Interview at Nasul TV Romania
A Free Digital Society (Ann Arbor)
The Free Software Movement (Curitiba)
Solutions to the Software Patent Problem (Santa Clara)
Copyright vs Community (Reykjavík)
Welcome to Software Freedom Day (for Iran event) with subtitles
Copyright vs Community (Munich)
RMS speech at the GNU Cauldron 2012 (Prague)
Copyright vs Community (London)
Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks (Ljubljana)
The Free Software Movement (Singapore)

Subjects of the interview

  • Inception of the free software movement
  • Evolution of principles of free software movement
  • Clarification on free software
  • Suggestion to start Wikipedia in '99
  • Wikipedia 10 years from now
  • About not carrying mobile phones
  • Advice to the future software developers.
Free Software and Your Freedom (Lisbon)

2011

What Makes Digital Inclusion Good or Bad? (Paris)

Activities directed at “including” more people in the use of digital technology are predicated on the assumption that such inclusion is invariably a good thing. It appears so, when judged solely by immediate practical convenience. However, if we also judge in terms of human rights, whether digital inclusion is good or bad depends on what kind of digital world we are to be included in. If we wish to work towards digital inclusion as a goal, it behooves us to make sure it is the good kind.

A Free Digital Society (Philadelphia)
A Free Digital Society (Palo Alto)
Free Software and Your Freedom (Portland)
A Free Digital Society (London)
Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks (Sheffield)
A Free Digital Society (Preston, UK)
The Danger of Software Patents (Brussels)
Introduction to Free Software (Delft)
Free Software (Prague) with subtitles

2010

Free Software in Ethics and in Practice (Gaithersburg, MD)
Digital Free Society (Pristina)

2009

Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks (Evansdale, WV)
Copyright vs Public (Bern)
Freedom in Practice at the Irimpanam School (short movie)
Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks (New York)
A Free Digital Society (Christchurch)
Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks (Christchurch)
The Danger of Software Patents (Wellington)
Richard Stallman was a guest on Pcradioshow2.org (2)
Copyright vs Community 2009 (Philadelphia)
Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks (Edmonton)
Copyright versus Community in the Age of Computer Networks (Calgary)

Copyright developed in the age of the printing press, and was designed to fit with the system of centralized copying imposed by the printing press. But the copyright system does not fit well with computer networks, and only draconian punishments can enforce it. The global corporations that profit from copyright are lobbying for draconian punishments, and to increase their copyright powers, while suppressing public access to technology. But if we seriously hope to serve the only legitimate purpose of copyright—to promote progress, for the benefit of the public—then we must make changes in the other direction.

Free Software Movement (New York)

2008

The Role of Free Knowledge and Free Software in Education and Research (Bengaluru)
Introduction to the Free Software Movement (Manchester)
Free Software in Ethics and in Practice (Manchester)
Free Software in Ethics and in Practice (Richmond, VA)

2007

Richard Stallman was a guest on Pcradioshow2.org (1)
The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System (San Diego)
Copyright vs Community (Mississauga)

2005

Software for Development: Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer? (Tunis) with subtitles

Program of the WSIS

  • Richard Stallman, Founder, Free Software Foundation (Keynote, 15-20min)
  • Bruce Perens, Vice President, Sourcelabs, Inc. (Keynote, 15-20min)
  • Louis Dominique Ouedraogo, Inspector, UN Joint Inspection Unit (Panelist, 5-7min)
  • Mark Shuttleworth, President, Ubuntu Foundation (Panelist, 5-7min)
  • Shane Wall, General Manager, Channel Software Operation, Intel Corporation (Panelist, 5-7min)
  • Robert Kramer, Vice President of Public Policy, CompTIA (Panelist, 5-7min)
  • Kenneth Cukier, Technology Correspondent, The Economist (Moderator)
The Free Software Movement and the Development of the GNU Operating System
Free Software and Education (Taiwan)
What is Free Software? (Taiwan)
The Danger of Software Patents (Calgary)

2004

The dangers of software patents (Sydney)
Interview with Richard Stallman about ethics and principles of free software (Edinburgh)
Software Freedom and the GNU Generation (Urbana)

In this speech, Brad Kuhn, executive director of the Free Software Foundation, talks about his beginnings in the free software movement, and gives concrete examples from his experience as being a proprietary software developer as to why free software is a far better way to make and sell software. It should be considered a excellent introduction to free software. In the question and answer segment, Mr. Kuhn discusses with the audience far ranging topics that effect the future of the industry, such as the SCO v. IBM lawsuit, file formats, and the DMCA.

This speech was presented by the Free Software Society, a student organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign dedicated to the promotion of free software.

2003

The dangers of software patents (London)

2002

Software Patents – Dangers to Development (London)
Software Freedom and the GNU Generation (New York)
Software Patents – Obstacles to software development (Cambridge, UK)
Copyright vs Community in the age of computer Networks (London)

2001

The Danger of Software Patents (Thrikkakara, Kerala)
Free Software: Freedom and Cooperation (New York)
Copyright and Globalization in the Age of Computer Networks (Cambridge, MA)
The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System (Cambridge, MA)

2000

The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System (Ljubljana)
The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System (Stuttgart)
The Free Software Movement and the GNU/Linux Operating System (Cincinnati)

Extras

How GIMP Changed Mani's Life (short movie)