With software there are only two possibilites: either the users control the programme or the programme controls the users. If the programme controls … - Richard Stallman

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With software there are only two possibilites: either the users control the programme or the programme controls the users. If the programme controls the users, and the developer controls the programme, then the programme is an instrument of unjust power.

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About Richard Stallman

Richard Matthew Stallman (born 16 March 1953), often known as rms or RMS, is the founder of the Free Software movement, the GNU project, the Free Software Foundation, and the League for Programming Freedom. He also invented the concept of copyleft to protect the ideals of this movement, and enshrined this concept in the widely-used GPL (General Public License) for software.

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Pen Names: rms Saint IGNUcius
Birth Name: Richard Matthew Stallman
Alternative Names: Richard M. Stallman R. Stallman St. IGNUcius Chief GNUisance RMS
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