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<eventitem date="2002-11-02" time="11:00AM-3:00PM"
room="MC3002 (Math Coffee and Donut Store)"
title="Linux InstallFest with KW-LUG and UW-DIG">
<short>Bring over your computer and we'll help you install Linux</short>
title="GNU/Linux InstallFest with KW-LUG and UW-DIG">
<short>Bring over your computer and we'll help you install GNU/Linux</short>
<abstract>
<p>The <a href="http://www.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/">CSC</a>, the <a
href="http://www.kwlug.org/">KW-Linux User Group</a>, and the <a
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<eventitem date="2002-11-07" time="5:30pm" room="MC4063"
title="The GNU General Public License">
<short>A talk by Simon Law</short>
<abstract>No abstract available yet.</abstract>
<short>The teeth of Free Software</short>
<abstract>
<p>
<blockquote>
<i>
The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom
to share and change it. By contrast, the GNU General Public License
is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free
software&#8212;to make sure the software is free for all its users.
</i><br/>&#8212; Excerpt from the GNU GPL
</blockquote>
</p>
<p>The GNU General Public License is one of the most influencial
software licenses in this day. Written by Richard Stallman for the
GNU Project, it is used by software developers around the world to
protect their work.
</p>
<p>
Unfortunately, software developers do not read licenses thoroughly, nor
well. In this talk, we will read the entire GNU GPL and explain the
implications of its passages. Along the way, we will debunk some myths
and clarify common misunderstandings.
</p>
<p>
After this session, you ought to understand what the GNU GPL means, how
to use it, and when you cannot use it. This session should also give
you some insight into the social implications of this work.
</p>
</abstract>
</eventitem>
<eventitem date="2002-11-19" time="4:30pm" room="MC4058"