A hacker is someone who enjoys playful cleverness—not necessarily with computers. The programmers in the old MIT free software community of the… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
When I launched the development of the GNU system, I explicitly said the purpose of developing this system is so we can… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
The idea of free software is that users of computing deserve freedom. They deserve in particular to have control over their computing.… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I have met bright students in computer science who have never seen the source code of a large program. They may be… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
For personal reasons, I do not browse the web from my computer. (I also have not net connection much of the time.)… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
To be able to choose between proprietary software packages is to be able to choose your master. Freedom means not having a… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
If there is a Like button in a page, Facebook knows who visited that page. And it can get IP address of… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
A smartphone is a computer - it's not built using a computer - the job it does is the job of being… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control. It's just as bad as… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
In the U.S., you even lose legal rights if you store your data in a company's machines instead of your own. The… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do, — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I suppose many people will continue moving towards careless computing, because there's a sucker born every minute. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Because I don't believe that it's really desirable to have security on a computer, I shouldn't be willing to help uphold the… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
I consider that the Golden Rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it. Software… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
If you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad… DON'T buy a parrot figuring… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
In the US, you even lose legal rights if you store your data in a company's machines instead of your own. The police need… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
EMACS could not have been reached by a process of careful design, because such processes arrive only at goals which are visible at the… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
A hacker is someone who enjoys playful cleverness—not necessarily with computers. The programmers in the old MIT free software community of the 60s and… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
When I launched the development of the GNU system, I explicitly said the purpose of developing this system is so we can use our… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Writing non-free software is not an ethically legitimate activity, so if people who do this run into trouble, that's good! All businesses based on… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
In essence, Chrome OS is the GNU/Linux operating system. However, it is delivered without the usual applications, and rigged up to impede and discourage… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
If in my lifetime the problem of non-free software is solved, I could perhaps relax and write software again. But I might instead try… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
