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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.
2 days ago · Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Specialty. 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.
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 ...
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.
Jun 19, 2024 · Before the Snowden revelations, Richard Stallman speculated that smartphones are spy devices that can have their microphones and cameras turned on by a remote hack that is not under control of the owner. He was right.
6 days ago · The original GPL was written by Richard Stallman in 1989, for use with programs released as part of the GNU project. It was based on a unification of similar licenses used for early versions of GNU Emacs (1985), [14] the GNU Debugger, and the GNU C Compiler. [15] .
Jun 6, 2024 · Edward Snowden, the former NSA computer security consultant, has supported free software movement activist Richard Stallman’s long-standing warnings about proprietary software.
