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
Facebook collects a lot of data from people and admits it. And it also collects data which isn't admitted. And Google does… — 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
The reason that a good citizen does not use such destructive means to become wealthier is that, if everyone did so, we… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
In practice, the copyright system does a bad job of supporting authors, aside from the most popular ones. Other authors' principal interest… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with wanting pay for work, or seeking to maximize one's income, as long as one does not use… — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
Proprietary software keeps users divided and helpless. Divided because each user is forbidden to redistribute it to others, and helpless because 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
