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The advantages of free software
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Richard Stallman
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Jan 10, 2011
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People outside the free software movement frequently ask about the practical advantages of free software. It is a curious question.
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Can we rescue OLPC from Windows?
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Richard Stallman
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Apr 29, 2008
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last modified
Jun 29, 2010 12:02 PM
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It's not the Gates, it's the bars
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Richard Stallman
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Apr 20, 2008
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last modified
May 17, 2010 04:45 PM
To pay so much attention to Bill Gates' retirement is
missing the point. What really matters is not Gates, nor
Microsoft, but the unethical system of restrictions that
Microsoft, like many other software companies, imposes on its
customers.
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Mac OS X mistakes and malfeatures
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Richard Stallman
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Sep 28, 2009
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last modified
Jun 29, 2010 12:04 PM
I have said in speeches that Apple could forcibly impose software
changes in Mac OS X, just as Microsoft can with Windows. I heard this
in the Mac community, but there is no published information that
confirms it, and I now believe that I was misinformed. There is no
evidence that Apple has installed software changes without the user's
permission.
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Lest CodePlex perplex
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Richard Stallman
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Oct 05, 2009
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Jun 29, 2010 12:04 PM
Many in our community are suspicious of the CodePlex Foundation. With
its board of directors dominated by Microsoft employees and
ex-employees, plus apologist Miguel de Icaza, there is plenty of
reason to be wary of the organization. But that doesn't prove its
actions will be bad.
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Why I Will Not Sign the Public Domain Manifesto
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Richard Stallman
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Feb 23, 2010
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last modified
Jun 29, 2010 12:04 PM
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On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL
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Richard Stallman
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Jan 07, 2010
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Jun 29, 2010 12:05 PM
The practice of selling license exceptions became a hot topic when I co-signed Knowledge Ecology International's letter warning that Oracle's purchase of MySQL (plus the rest of Sun) might not be good for MySQL.
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An open response to Chris Frey regarding GFDL 1.3
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Richard Stallman
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Dec 03, 2008
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last modified
May 17, 2010 04:43 PM
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Who does that server really serve?
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by
Richard Stallman
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Mar 20, 2010
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Jun 29, 2010 12:05 PM
On the Internet, proprietary software isn't the only way to lose your freedom. Software as a Service is another way to let someone else have power over your computing.
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Network Services Aren't Free or Nonfree; They Raise Other Issues
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by
Richard Stallman
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Apr 17, 2012
Programs and services are different kinds of entities. A program is a work that you can execute; a service is an activity that you might interact with.
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