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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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* Introduction to Free Software and the Liberation of Cyberspace (Geneva, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Event:  TEDx talk
Date:  April 7, 2014
Location:  Geneva, Switzerland
Language:  English with subtitles in several languages
Duration:  14min

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

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Play Freedom in Your Computer and in the Net (Hamburg, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Event:  31C3 (31st Chaos Communication Congress)
Date:  December 29, 2014
Location:  Congress Center, Hamburg, Germany
Language:  English
Duration:  1h 2min

License:  Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Deutschland (CC BY 3.0 DE)

Play Por una sociedad digital libre (Madrid, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  December 4, 2014
Location:  Facultad de Informática de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
Language:  Spanish
Duration:  2h 9min

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

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Play Internet, le logiciel libre et l'entreprise, libertés sans frontière (Paris, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  November 21, 2014
Location:  Hôtel Le Marois, Paris, France
Language:  French
Duration:  1h 42min

License:  Creative Commons attribution, pas de modification, 4.0 internationale (CC BY-ND 4.0)

Play Copyright vs Community (Portland, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  November 7, 2014
Location:  Hoffman Hall, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Language:  English
Duration:  2h 32min

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

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Play Libre Software, Libre Education (New York, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  October 17, 2014
Location:  Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, NY
Language:  English
Duration:  1h 47min

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

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Play Should We Have More Surveillance Than the USSR? (Athens, GA, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  October 14, 2014
Location:  University of Georgia Chapel, Athens, GA
Language:  English
Duration:  50min

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

Play Le logiciel libre et ta liberté (Montpellier, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Event:  15èmes RMLL
Date:  July 6, 2014
Location:  Esplanade Charles de Gaulle, Montpellier, France
Language:  French
Duration:  1h 45min

License:  Creative Commons attribution, pas de modification, 4.0 internationale (CC BY-ND 4.0)

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Play A Free Digital Society (Nantou, Taiwan, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  May 11, 2014
Location:  National Chi Nan University, Puli, Nantou, Taiwan
Language:  English
Duration:  3h 8min

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

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Play A Free Digital Society (Taipei, Taiwan, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  May 10, 2014
Location:  College of Law, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Language:  English
Duration:  2h 46min

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

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Play A Free Digital Society (Hsinchu, Taiwan, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  May 9, 2014
Location:  National Tsing Hua University Library, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Language:  English
Duration:  2h 53min

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

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    1. Speech (1.15 GB, 2h 7min)
    2. Q&A (411 MB, 45min 55s)
Play A Free Digital Society (Milan, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  March 26, 2014
Location:  Talent Garden Milano, Milan, Italy
Language:  English
Duration:  2h 18min

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

Play A Free Digital Society (New York, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  February 20, 2014
Location:  The Great Hall, Cooper Union's Foundation Building, New York, NY
Language:  English
Duration:  2h 44min

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

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Play Free Software, Defending Your Digital Freedom (Helsinki, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Event:  Happy Hacking Day 2014
Date:  February 11, 2014
Location:  Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Pasila Campus Auditorium, Helsinki, Finland
Language:  English
Duration:  1h 51min

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

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Play A Free Digital Society (Helsinki, 2014)

By:  Richard Stallman
Date:  February 10, 2014
Location:  Aalto University Design Factory, Helsinki, Finland
Language:  English
Duration:  2h 10min

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0

  • Video 1280x720 WebM VP8/Vorbis (1.04 GB)