If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.
— Richard Stallman Contemporary

Free software zealot, eccentric habits

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General statement on software ethics

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2008

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Controversial

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https://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/12/29/20-great-quotes-from-richard-m-stallman…

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