Richard Stallman from the Free Software Foundation joins us to talk about the GNU/Linux operating system and his philosophies about software including DRM and so-called "intellectual property."
Miles covered two issues with the internet being "taken down."
AT&T having trouble with the Edge Network in the mid-west.
And an Anchor taking down the internet across the Middle East.
Larry is known as Larry the Free Software Guy and runs the Felton, CA division of HeliOS Solutions West. It’s located at the Felton Trading Post at 6396 Highway 9, Felton CA 95018. Phone: 831.335.7303. Larry also runs the Cabrillo College GNU/Linux Users Group .
The Installfest at Cabrillo is from 1 to 5 on Saturday Feb. 2 in the Room 2504 Computer Lab. It's free, of course, and there will be a wealth of GNU/Linux advice and help for those who want to install it temporarily by live CD or permanently -- as well as pizza and drinks. For instructions, people can go to the Cabrillo GNU/Linux Users Group .
The Cabrillo GNU/Linux Users Group is having Richard Stallman speak at Cabrillo on Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, people can call HeliOS Solutions West in Felton at 335-7303 or visit the Cabrillo GNU/Linux Users Group .
Tell us what you think of our possible new GeekSpeak theme.
Learn more about Ebu Gogo at their MySpace page.
Richard suggested going to http://www.playogg.org and using Ogg Vorbus for audio and Ogg Theora for video.
Richard mentioned http://defectivebydesign.org/ to keep abreast of Digital Restrictions Management.
GeekSpeak is a radio show broadcast live from Santa Cruz every Saturday at 10:00 am on California's central coast public radio station, KUSP [Studios located at 203 8th Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062]. Now in its eighth year, Geek Speak provides a vital, down-to-earth sharing of news and views between the tech and mainstream communities, with the goal of helping listeners better understand new technologies and the techno-babble that accompanies them.
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