Richard Stallman

Free software zealot, eccentric habits

Contemporary weird famous 227 sayings

Sayings by Richard Stallman

I don't use Google. I don't use Facebook. I don't use Twitter. I don't use any of those things.

2014 — Speech at the University of Cambridge
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If a program is useful, it will be used. If it's free, it will be used more.

2002 — Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
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I'm not against capitalism. I'm against injustice.

2004 — Interview
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The cloud is a trap.

2013 — Speech at FOSDEM
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If you want to be free, you have to fight for it.

1990s-present — Various speeches and interviews
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Proprietary software is an attack on our freedom.

1990s-present — Various speeches and interviews
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I don't own a car. I don't own a television. I don't own a microwave oven.

2014 — Speech at the University of Cambridge
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The purpose of the free software movement is to ensure that users have freedom.

2002 — Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
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I'm not a technophobe. I'm a freedom-phile.

2004 — Interview
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Digital Restrictions Management is a system for controlling users.

2013 — Speech at FOSDEM
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Don't normalize surveillance.

2010s-present — Various speeches and interviews
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The free software movement is a social movement.

1990s-present — Various speeches and interviews
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I don't use proprietary drivers. I don't use proprietary firmware. I don't use proprietary anything.

2014 — Speech at the University of Cambridge
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I'm not a guru. I'm just a guy who thinks about freedom.

2004 — Interview
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The internet is a wonderful tool, but it's also a dangerous one.

2013 — Speech at FOSDEM
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We need to reclaim our digital freedom.

2010s-present — Various speeches and interviews
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The free software movement is about ethics, not just technology.

1990s-present — Various speeches and interviews
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I don't use JavaScript unless it's free JavaScript.

2014 — Speech at the University of Cambridge
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The ultimate goal is to make all software free.

2002 — Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
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I'm not a programmer. I'm a software liberationist.

2004 — Interview
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