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by Derrick StoryNetwork Newsletter for 07/23/2002
Dear Reader,
If I could share just one thing about the Open Source Convention at the Sheraton San Diego, it would definitely be tomorrow's keynote doubleheader with Lawrence Lessig and Richard Stallman.
Lessig begins the day with his talk on "Freeing Culture." As he puts it, "What the technologists gave, the law is taking away." Dr. Lessig sees threats to innovation and creativity all around us, and he offers a few ideas about how to turn the tide. These insights come from a man who spent many years at Stanford Law School training the lawyers who now represent corporate interests.
Then Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman takes the stage to discuss, "The Free Software Movement: Where All This Started From." After a brief look backward to the genesis of GNU, Stallman will address the future prospects of this movement whose star is Linux--the operating system with more than 17 million users worldwide.
If you're here in San Diego, be sure to get up early so you can have a seat by 8:45 a.m. Otherwise, stay tuned to O'Reilly Network for comprehensive coverage of the event, including photos from both keynotes.
The conference reporting page is: http://www.oreillynet.com/oscon2002/
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Until next week,
Derrick
O'Reilly Network Managing Editor
derrick@oreilly.com
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