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.
Known for:
GNU General Public License|GNU Manifesto|GNU|Free Software Song|GNU Debugger|GNU Emacs|GNU Compiler Collection|Made for You|The Right to Read|Jinnetic Engineering
Notable works:
Debugging with GDB: The GNU Source-Level Debugger
Awards:
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|honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel|honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow|honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba
