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2 days ago · Richard Matthew Stallman (/ ˈ s t ɔː l m ən / STAWL-mən; born March 16, 1953), also known by his initials, rms, is an American free software movement activist and programmer. He campaigns for software to be distributed in such a manner that its users have the freedom to use, study, distribute, and modify that software.
Jun 14, 2024 · Computer Sciences. Elected. 2003. President. Launched the Free Software Movement, which advocates users' freedom to study, change, and redistribute software, and led the development of the GNU operating system. Widely used GNU/Linux variant of GNU, which uses Linux as the kernel, is often inaccurately called Linux. Also developed Emacs and GCC.
Jun 3, 2024 · Copyleft itself probably began in the work of MIT computer expert Richard Stallman. In 1983, Stallman started an open-source programming project called GNU (a reflexive acronym for “GNU’s Not Unix”) and created the first general public license to govern the use of GNU, keeping it and its derivatives open and freely available.
- Ken Friedman
6 days ago · Richard Stallman has always been a polarizing figure in the tech community. His staunch advocacy for free software often puts him at odds with mainstream corporate practices. While some may find his views eccentric or even bizarre given today’s emphasis on security, a closer look at his philosophy reveals a deep commitment to individual user autonomy and freedom.
Jun 14, 2024 · Richard Stallman. Project-based, transdisciplinary training.
6 days ago · The license was the first copyleft for general use and was originally written by Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), for the GNU Project. The license grants the recipients of a computer program the rights of the Free Software Definition. [8]
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6 days ago · Stallman is a hacker, but his interest and cause is not so much on a technical than a societal level. The free software movement, it seems to me, has experienced a considerable reduction in public interest, and likely this has to do with the controversies that arose around rms.
