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Article #42Re: VAC - Virtual ACS Canberra - upcoming Australian Computer Society and some other IT meetings in Canberra, Australia
From: Bob Bain
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 00:00
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On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 22:06:42 +1100 (EDT), "Michael Lightfoot" <michael-burp@canb.auug.org.au> wrote: >In the spirit of the FSF, shouldn't this talk be free to all unless we >wish to publish something derived from it, in which case we are obliged >to publish a transcript of the entire meeting? Australian Computer Society meetings have been free to anybody with an interest in the subject being presented for many years. It's only recently that a small fee has been levied. Small fees are levied for the distribution of software bundled under the spirit of the Free Software Foundation. Small fees are also charged for Linux distributions. The last opportunity to hear Richard Stallman was I believe at a recent AUUG conference. The fee for the conference was somewhat higher than the small fees the ACS have introduced. Despite a small fee being charged by the ACS it should be noted that when Phil Zimmerman presented an interesting talk in Canberra a few months back, the room was filled with a variety of people, not only interested in hearing the speaker, but also willing to pay the small fee asked, as most were not ACS members. There are normally a broad range of speakers at ACS branch meetings. Details can normally be found at www.acs.org.au where meetings are documented for each state of Australia. --------------------------- Bob Bain, Sydney, Australia bobb@acslink.aone.net.au
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