|

|

Advertisements

Richard Stallman Quotes

GNU, which stands for Gnu's Not Unix, is the name for the complete Unix-compatible software system which I am writing so that I can give it away free to everyone who can use it Picture Quote #1

Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is a bit like giving the Han Solo Award to the Rebel Alliance Picture Quote #1

Prior art is as effective as US soldiers in Iraq: They control the ground they stand on, and nothing more. I used to say Vietnam, but, well, you know Picture Quote #1

Would a dating service on the net be 'frowned upon'...? I hope not. But even if it is, don't let that stop you from notifying me via net mail if you start one Picture Quote #1

The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity Picture Quote #1

If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs Picture Quote #1

Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria Picture Quote #1

Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult Picture Quote #1

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't Picture Quote #1

If ebooks mean that readers' freedom must either increase or decrease, we must demand the increase Picture Quote #1

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my career, I would look back on years of building walls to divide people, and feel I had spent my life making the world a worse place Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to change the way people approach knowledge and information in general. I think that to try to own knowledge, to try to control whether people are allowed to use it, or to try to stop other people from sharing it, is sabotage Picture Quote #1

In terms of effect on the world, it’s very good that I’ve lived. And so I guess, if I could go back in time and prevent my birth, I wouldn’t do it. But I sure wish I hadn’t had so much pain Picture Quote #1

To be able to choose between proprietary software packages is to be able to choose your master. Freedom means not having a master. And in the area of computing, freedom means not using proprietary software Picture Quote #1

I don’t have a problem with someone using their talents to become successful, I just don’t think the highest calling is success. Things like freedom and the expansion of knowledge are beyond success, beyond the personal. Personal success is not wrong, but it is limited in importance, and once you have enough of it it is a shame to keep striving for that, instead of for truth, beauty, or justice Picture Quote #1

I’ve read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes solicit sex from humans. What is wrong with giving them what they want, if that’s what turns you on, or even just to gratify them? Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Paying isn’t wrong, and being paid isn’t wrong. Trampling other people’s freedom and community is wrong, so the free software movement aims to put an end to it, at least in the area of software Picture Quote #1

I figure that since proprietary software developers use copyright to stop us from sharing, we cooperators can use copyright to give other cooperators an advantage of their own: they can use our code Picture Quote #1

The paradigm of competition is a race: by rewarding the winner, we encourage everyone to run faster. When capitalism really works this way, it does a good job; but its defenders are wrong in assuming it always works this way Picture Quote #1

Proprietary software tends to have malicious features. The point is with a proprietary program, when the users don’t have the source code, we can never tell. So you must consider every proprietary program as potential malware Picture Quote #1

Every decision a person makes stems from the person’s values and goals. People can have many different goals and values; fame, profit, love, survival, fun, and freedom, are just some of the goals that a good person might have. When the goal is to help others as well as oneself, we call that idealism. My work on free software is motivated by an idealistic goal: spreading freedom and cooperation. I want to encourage free software to spread, replacing proprietary software that forbids cooperation, and thus make our society better Picture Quote #1

Our mailing lists (and their repeater newsgroups) are only for the purpose of promoting proprietary software Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

'Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer' Picture Quote #1

Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results Picture Quote #1

Because I don't believe that it's really desirable to have security on a computer, I shouldn't be willing to help uphold the security regime Picture Quote #1

Somebody is saying this is inevitable – and whenever you hear somebody saying that, it's very likely to be a set of businesses campaigning to make it true Picture Quote #1

Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died Picture Quote #1

Copying all or parts of a program is as natural to a programmer as breathing, and as productive. It ought to be as free Picture Quote #1

1 2 3

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

GNU, which stands for Gnu's Not Unix, is the name for the complete Unix-compatible software system which I am writing so that I can give it away free to everyone who can use it (Richard Stallman Quotes) Giving the Linus Torvalds Award to the Free Software Foundation is a bit like giving the Han Solo Award to the Rebel Alliance (Richard Stallman Quotes) Prior art is as effective as US soldiers in Iraq: They control the ground they stand on, and nothing more. I used to say Vietnam, but, well, you know (Richard Stallman Quotes) Would a dating service on the net be 'frowned upon'...? I hope not. But even if it is, don't let that stop you from notifying me via net mail if you start one (Richard Stallman Quotes) The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity (Richard Stallman Quotes) If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal (Richard Stallman Quotes) If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs (Richard Stallman Quotes) Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria (Richard Stallman Quotes) Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult (Richard Stallman Quotes) In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't (Richard Stallman Quotes) If ebooks mean that readers' freedom must either increase or decrease, we must demand the increase (Richard Stallman Quotes) Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom (Richard Stallman Quotes) I could have made money this way, and perhaps amused myself writing code. But I knew that at the end of my career, I would look back on years of building walls to divide people, and feel I had spent my life making the world a worse place (Richard Stallman Quotes) I’m trying to change the way people approach knowledge and information in general. I think that to try to own knowledge, to try to control whether people are allowed to use it, or to try to stop other people from sharing it, is sabotage (Richard Stallman Quotes) In terms of effect on the world, it’s very good that I’ve lived. And so I guess, if I could go back in time and prevent my birth, I wouldn’t do it. But I sure wish I hadn’t had so much pain (Richard Stallman Quotes) To be able to choose between proprietary software packages is to be able to choose your master. Freedom means not having a master. And in the area of computing, freedom means not using proprietary software (Richard Stallman Quotes) I don’t have a problem with someone using their talents to become successful, I just don’t think the highest calling is success. Things like freedom and the expansion of knowledge are beyond success, beyond the personal. Personal success is not wrong, but it is limited in importance, and once you have enough of it it is a shame to keep striving for that, instead of for truth, beauty, or justice (Richard Stallman Quotes) I’ve read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes solicit sex from humans. What is wrong with giving them what they want, if that’s what turns you on, or even just to gratify them? (Richard Stallman Quotes) Paying isn’t wrong, and being paid isn’t wrong. Trampling other people’s freedom and community is wrong, so the free software movement aims to put an end to it, at least in the area of software (Richard Stallman Quotes) I figure that since proprietary software developers use copyright to stop us from sharing, we cooperators can use copyright to give other cooperators an advantage of their own: they can use our code (Richard Stallman Quotes) The paradigm of competition is a race: by rewarding the winner, we encourage everyone to run faster. When capitalism really works this way, it does a good job; but its defenders are wrong in assuming it always works this way (Richard Stallman Quotes) Proprietary software tends to have malicious features. The point is with a proprietary program, when the users don’t have the source code, we can never tell. So you must consider every proprietary program as potential malware (Richard Stallman Quotes) Every decision a person makes stems from the person’s values and goals. People can have many different goals and values; fame, profit, love, survival, fun, and freedom, are just some of the goals that a good person might have. When the goal is to help others as well as oneself, we call that idealism. My work on free software is motivated by an idealistic goal: spreading freedom and cooperation. I want to encourage free software to spread, replacing proprietary software that forbids cooperation, and thus make our society better (Richard Stallman Quotes) Our mailing lists (and their repeater newsgroups) are only for the purpose of promoting proprietary software (Richard Stallman Quotes) 'Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer' (Richard Stallman Quotes) Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results (Richard Stallman Quotes) Because I don't believe that it's really desirable to have security on a computer, I shouldn't be willing to help uphold the security regime (Richard Stallman Quotes) Somebody is saying this is inevitable – and whenever you hear somebody saying that, it's very likely to be a set of businesses campaigning to make it true (Richard Stallman Quotes) Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died (Richard Stallman Quotes) Copying all or parts of a program is as natural to a programmer as breathing, and as productive. It ought to be as free (Richard Stallman Quotes)

1 2 3