[rms at gnu.org: Speeches in Israel?]

[Kfir Lavi]

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Nadav Har'El <nyh at math.technion.ac.il>wrote:

> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011, Ehud Karni wrote about "[rms at gnu.org: Speeches in
> Israel?]":
> > I got this request from RMS through Eli Zaretskii.
> >
> > I think one of the Israeli Linux forums (TELUX, HAIFUX) is appropriate
> >
> > I think the forum mangers should contact RMS directly and coordinate
> > the speech.
> >
> > Ehud.
>
> Last time around (January 2003, 8 years ago... has he been in Israel
> since?),
> he gave a speech in IBM Haifa Research Center's auditorium, and later we
> (several dozens of Israeli linux fans) also had an informal dinner with
> him,
> where he also gave a sort of informal speech.
>

I was at this dinner in Herzeliya back then.
Can anybody dig some photos from this event?
I don't have any photos from this night, and would like to have some.
I'll post a belly comparison back then and now :P

Kfir


> Wherever he visits this time, I hope that it will be possible to record
> and/or video his speech for posterity, and for the people who can't really
> come to Haifa/Jerusalem/wherever the speech ends up being given at.
> I understood that last time IBM intended to do that, but had some technical
> difficulties so at the end it didn't happen. I hope that this time, this
> will be a requirement from the venue (heck, it's not that difficult to
> record at least the audio!).
>
> Finally, I wonder if anybody has any guess why RMS is visiting Israel in
> July - is it a private visit, or some public event in Israel he's
> attending?
> I know there's a wikimedia conference planned in the beginning of August
> 2011 - maybe he's coming to that? :-)
>
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