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 * 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 The Role of Free Knowledge and Free Software in Education and Research (Bengaluru, 2008)

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Play El software libre en la ética y en la práctica (Buenos Aires, 2008)

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  • Video 384x288 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (407 MB)

Play Introduction to the Free Software Movement (2008)

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  • Video 720x480 Ogg TheoraVorbis (66.3 MB)

Play Pizza party for the FSF and their friends (San Francisco, 2008)

Copyright © 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License:  Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

  • Video 384x288 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (126 MB)

Play Free Software in Ethics and in Practice (Manchester, 2008)

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  • Video 720x576 Ogg TheoraVorbis (996 MB)

Play Entrevista Stallman en Canal 2 Andalucía, en el programa Tesis (2008)

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  • Video 320x240 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (21.2 MB)

Play Free Software in Ethics and in Practice (Richmond, VA, 2008)

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  • Video 320x240 Ogg Theora/Vorbis (284 MB)

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)