Richard Stallman

RICHARD STALLMAN

A CHAMPION OF SOFTWARE FREEDOM AND DIGITAL RIGHTS

Richard Stallman stands as a pivotal figure in the realm of digital freedom, advocating for the rights of users to control and modify their software. His quotes reveal a consistent theme: the importance of sharing and the ease with which digital technology can facilitate this. "Sharing is good, and with digital technology, sharing is easy," he asserts, encapsulating the ethos that underpins his life's work. Stallman's words often reflect a moral commitment to ensuring that technology serves to unite rather than divide, emphasizing the societal benefits of free software.

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Richard Stallman Quotes (4)

"Sharing is good, and with digital technology, sharing is easy."
TECHNOLOGYEASYDIGITAL
"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."
LIFEMYSELFWRITING
"In the US, you even lose legal rights if you store your data in a company's machines instead of your own. The police need to present you with a search warrant to get your data from you; but if they are stored in a company's server, the police can get it without showing you anything."
POLICEDATACOMPANY
"Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom."
COMMUNITYFREESOFTWARE

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