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46 quotes by Richard Stallman

Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), often known by his initials, rms, is a software freedom activist and computer programmer. He campaigns for software to be distributed in a manner such that its users receive the freedoms to use, study, distribute and modify that software. Software that ensures these freedoms (on receipt) is termed free software. He is best known for launching the GNU Project, founding the Free Software Foundation,...
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With paper printed books, you have certain freedoms. You can acquire the book anonymously by paying cash, which is the way I always buy books. I... →

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Facebook is not your friend, it is a surveillance engine.

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Sharing is good, and with digital technology, sharing is easy.

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I suppose many people will continue moving towards careless computing, because there's a sucker born every minute.

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Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom.

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The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion.

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Android is very different from the GNU/Linux operating system because it contains very little of GNU. Indeed, just about the only component in common... →

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All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights.

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Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can.

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If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless. You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that... →

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Facebook mistreats its users. Facebook is not your friend; it is a surveillance engine. For instance, if you browse the Web and you see a... →

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Proprietary software tends to have malicious features. The point is with a proprietary program, when the users don't have the source code, we can... →

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Also, because schools must teach the spirit of goodwill, the habit of helping others around you, every class should have this rule: students, if you... →

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