There is nothing wrong with wanting pay for work, or seekin… - Richard Stallman

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There is nothing wrong with wanting pay for work, or seeking to maximize one's income, as long as one does not use means that are destructive. But the means customary in the field of software today are based on destruction.

Richard Stallman

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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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