Years ago I saw a report claiming that, on one occasion, I had referred to the sole woman in the audience as 'the Virgin of Emacs.' The report portrayed this as persecution and misogyny, which were certainly not in my mind.
— Richard Stallman Contemporary

Free software zealot, eccentric habits

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Statement on his personal website about his 'Saint iGNUcius' routine

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2023

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Controversial

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https://stallman.org/articles/virgin-of-emacs.html

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