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   Richard Matthew Stallman (/ ˈstɔːlmən / STAWL-mən; born March 16, 1953), also known by his initials, rms, [1] 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.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Richard-StallmanRichard Stallman | Biography, Free Software Foundation ...

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   There he wrote the Emacs text editor in the C computer programming language with James Gosling (who later developed Java). In 1983 Stallman began working in his personal time on his GNU Project, or GNU operating system. GNU was intended to be a free version of AT&T ’s UNIX, and the name GNU was created as a recursive acronym of G NU’s n ot U NIX.

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   Richard Matthew Stallman leads the Free Software Movement, which shows how the usual non-free software subjects users to the unjust power of its developers, plus their spying and manipulation, and campaigns to replace it with free (freedom-respecting) software. Born in 1953, Stallman graduated Harvard in 1974 in physics.

4. www.fsf.org › historyFSF History - Free Software Foundation

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   The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is incorporated with Richard Stallman as president. This marks the birth of the FSF, which remains the organizational home for the GNU Project, and provides it and other free software projects with critical infrastructure.

5. www.cmpod.net › all-transcripts › history-openRichard Stallman and The History of Free Software and Open Source

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   In the early 1980’s Richard Stallman founded the Free Software Foundation: a socio-technological movement that revolutionized the software world. Stallman and Tim O’Reilly – a pioneer of Open Source – tell the story. This article is a transcript of a podcast. Listen to the podcast: Explore episodes in other categories:

6. www.wired.com › story › richard-stallman-and-theRichard Stallman and the Fall of the Clueless Nerd - WIRED

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   Sep 18, 2019 · The controversial pioneer of free software resigned from MIT over his remarks on Jeffrey Epstein and Marvin Minsky. Stallman won’t be the last.

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   Who is Richard Matthew Stallman?

   • Richard Matthew Stallman leads the Free Software Movement, which shows how the usual non-free software subjects users to the unjust power of its developers, plus their spying and manipulation, and campaigns to replace it with free (freedom-respecting) software. Born in 1953, Stallman graduated Harvard in 1974 in physics.

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   Does Richard Stallman still lead the Free Software Foundation?

   • Richard Stallman still leads the Free Software Foundation as its president and continues to warn against the dangers of proprietary technology. “I’m afraid that we would someday need free hardware designs and then to fabricate them to have computers that permit us to run free software. Look at the “iThings”, those monsters from Apple.

   Richard Stallman and The History of Free Software and Open Source

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   Is Richard Stallman a Liberal?

   • I’m just on the more liberal side.” Richard Stallman still leads the Free Software Foundation as its president and continues to warn against the dangers of proprietary technology. “I’m afraid that we would someday need free hardware designs and then to fabricate them to have computers that permit us to run free software.

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   Why did Richard Stallman resign from MIT?

   • In September 2019 Stallman attracted controversy after attempting to discredit an alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. Later that month Stallman resigned from MIT and the Free Software Foundation. Richard Stallman, American computer programmer and free-software advocate who founded (1985) the Free Software Foundation.

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8. www.gnu.org › philosophy › fsfsFree Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M ...

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   Lastly and most importantly, I would like to extend my gratitude to Richard M. Stallman for the GNU philosophy, the wonderful software, and the literature that he has shared with the world. Joshua Gay josh@gnu.org Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.