Freedom Quote by Richard Stallman

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom.

— Richard Stallman

The idea of free software is that users of computing deserve freedom. They deserve in particular to have control over their computing. And proprietary…

— Richard Stallman

I never imagined that the Free Software Movement would spawn a watered-down alternative, the Open Source Movement, which would become so well-known that people…

— Richard Stallman

“When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price.”

— Richard M. Stallman

I obviously think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can…

— Linus Torvalds

There are "extremists" in the free software world, but that's one major reason why I don't call what I do "free software" any more.…

— Linus Torvalds

Once GNU is written, everyone will be able to obtain good system software free, just like air.

— Richard Stallman

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

I think that freely available software can not only keep up with the evolution of commercial software, but often exceed what you can do…

— Linus Torvalds

Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities.

— David Heinemeier Hansson

Today many people are switching to free software for purely practical reasons. That is good, as far as it goes, but that isn't all…

— Richard Stallman

The only people who have anything to fear from free software are those whose products are worth even less.

— David F. Emery