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Linux Gazette: rms@UBC

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 8, 1999

“Inspired by the informative and entertaining write-ups of
Stephen Adler, most relevantly “An Ode to Richard Stallman” (LG
#37) I recently took it upon myself to document Stallman’s
foray into the Great White North.”

“Richard Stallman is scheduled to talk on “Freedomware: The
GNU/Linux System and the Free Software Movement” in Vancouver at
the University of British Columbia on Thursday, September 23. As an
added bonus, Tim O’Reilly is speaking on Friday, so if I stay I’m
thinking I’ll get the full spectrum of opinions on free software
and documentation.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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