Quick Facts About Richard Stallman
- Born
- March 16, 1953
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Programmer
- Notable works
- Debugging with GDB: The GNU Source-Level Debugger
- Known for
- GNU General Public License, GNU Manifesto, GNU, Free Software Song, GNU Debugger
About Richard Stallman
Richard Matthew Stallman, 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. Software which ensures these freedoms is termed free software. Stallman launched the GNU Project, founded the Free Software Foundation (FSF) in October 1985, developed the GNU C Compiler and GNU Emacs, and wrote all versions of the GNU General Public License.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
EFF Award
ACM Software System Award
Grace Murray Hopper Award
MacArthur Fellows Program
Internet Hall of Fame
Takeda Awards
Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award
doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
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honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba
