Bigger Quote by 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

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

Certainly there's a phenomenon around open source. You know free software will be a vibrant area. There will be a lot of neat things…

— Bill Gates

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

In short, software is eating the world

— Marc Andreessen

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

Free software is part of a broader phenomenon, which is a shift toward recognizing the value of shared work. Historically, shared stuff had a…

— Mark Shuttleworth

While I personally believe strongly in the philosophy and ideology of the Free Software movement, you can't win people over just on philosophy; you…

— Matt Mullenweg

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

— David F. Emery

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

Software is like sex: It's better when it's free.

— Linus Torvalds