Richard Stallman
Founder of the free software movement and the GNU Project.
Most quoted
"Calling it 'intellectual property' is a propaganda term designed to confuse people into thinking that the various different laws that restrict what you can do with information are all one thing, and that they all have the same moral basis."
— from Various speeches
"I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my career, I would look back on years of building walls to divide people, and feel I had spent my life making the world a worse place."
— from The GNU Project
"My work on free software is motivated by an idealistic goal: spreading freedom and cooperation. I want to encourage free software to spread, replacing proprietary software that forbids cooperation, and thus make our society better."
— from Essays
All quotes by Richard Stallman (373)
The most powerful tool for change is freedom.
To deny someone the freedom to learn is to deny them their humanity.
The beauty of free software is that it empowers everyone.
The only way to truly understand something is to be able to modify it.
Proprietary software is a social problem, not just a technical one.
Our digital rights are human rights.
The greatest joy is to contribute to the freedom of others.
To be truly alive is to be free.
The path to freedom is often difficult, but it is always worth it.
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable.
The most important thing is to never give up on freedom.
We must build a world where everyone is free to share and learn.
The beauty of a community is its ability to collaborate freely.
Consciousness is the ability to choose, and freedom is the ability to exercise that choice.
The meaning of life is to make a difference, to contribute to a better world.
Death is inevitable, but the legacy of freedom can live on.
The human condition is one of constant struggle for freedom and self-determination.
True beauty lies in the openness and transparency of knowledge.
The spirit of free software is the spirit of cooperation and sharing.
To live a meaningful life, one must stand for something greater than oneself.
Contemporaries of Richard Stallman
Other Computer Sciences born within 50 years of Richard Stallman (1953).