Recordings about GNU Philosophy and History

We only list here recordings that are hosted on audio-video.gnu.org. Introductory videos explaining basic notions come first, and are marked with an asterisk. The other recordings are in reverse chronological order. Associated resources (transcripts, subtitles, etc., if any) are also listed.

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Play The Free Software Movement (Curitiba, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

  • Video 320x240 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (278 MB)

Play Solutions to the Software Patent Problem (Santa Clara, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)


Play Copyright vs Community (Reykjavik, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)


Play Welcome to Software Freedom Day (for Iran event, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)


Play Copyright vs Community (Munich, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

  • Video 1440x1080 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (2.12 GB)

Play RMS speech at the GNU Cauldron (Prague, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

  • Video 960x540 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (188 MB)

Play Copyright vs Community (London, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

  • Video 960x540 WebM VP9/Opus (552 MB)

Play Logiciel libre et éducation (Marly-le-Roi, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons attribution, pas de modification, 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)


Play Copyright vs Community in the Age of Computer Networks (Ljubljana, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

  • Video 640x480 WebM VP8/Vorbis (346 MB)

Play The Free Software Movement (Singapore, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

  • Video 480x272 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (106 MB)
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.

Play Free Software and Your Freedom (Lisbon, 2012)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)

  • Video 1280x720 WebM VP9/Opus (453 MB)