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 greatest threat to privacy is the normalization of surveillance.
I believe in the power of reason and logic.
The fight for software freedom is a fight for human freedom.
I am a stubborn idealist.
The most important thing is to never give up on your dreams.
I believe that technology should empower people, not control them.
The world would be a better place if everyone shared more.
I am a defender of freedom.
The path to freedom is often difficult, but it is worth it.
I am not interested in compromise when it comes to fundamental freedoms.
The beauty of free software is that it allows everyone to participate.
I consider that the golden rule requires that if I like a program, I must share it with other people who like it.
Free software is a matter of liberty, not price.
If you're using a program that's not free software, you are being used by that program.
Proprietary software is an injustice. It's a system of domination.
The only way to have control over your computer is to have free software.
I'm not saying that proprietary software is evil. I'm saying that it's a social problem.
When we say 'free software,' we are referring to freedom, not price.
The GNU operating system is not Unix. It is a free software replacement for Unix.
Sharing is good, and proprietary software is an attack on sharing.
Contemporaries of Richard Stallman
Other Computer Sciences born within 50 years of Richard Stallman (1953).