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)

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

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Play * La educación y el conocimiento libres (2008)

Copyright © 2008 Richard M. Stallman
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

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


Play TV Interview at Nasul TV Romania (2013)

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

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


Play Free Software (2011)

Copyright © 2011 Richard M. Stallman
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)


Play Freedom in Practice at the Irimpanam School (2010)

License:  Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)


Play How GIMP Changed Mani's Life (2008)

Copyright © 2008 Abhigyan Singh (?)
Copyright © 2008 Ambedkar Community Computer Center AC3 (?)
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 United States (CC BY-ND 3.0)


Play Introduction to the Ideas of Free Software (2007)

Copyright © 2007 Richard Stallman
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 United States (CC BY-ND 3.0)


Play Software for Development: Is Free/Open Source Software the Answer? (Tunis, 2005)

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

  • Video 320x240 WebM Theora/Vorbis (66.4 MB)
  • Subtitles (SubRip format): 
    • English (not checked for accuracy; by Longbow4u, CC BY-SA);
    • suomi (by Uusijani, proofread by Mikko Viinamäki, CC BY-SA);
    • Deutsch (by Longbow4u, proofread by www-de, CC BY-SA);
    • українська (by Samerhil, proofread by Андрій Бандура, CC BY-SA).
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)