The Public Domain Manifesto has its heart in the right place as it objects to some of the unjust extensions of copyright power, so Richard Stallman wish he could support it. However, it falls far short of what is needed.
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LibrePlanet Free Software Conference: Free as in Freedom!
"The annual free software conference LibrePlanet is the place for the free software community -- from old school hackers to brand new users -- to come together and further the collective goals of the free software movement.
Read more »richard "prioritization" stallman
"...To me, RMS integrity comes as a result of a mix of rigour, stubbornness, but above all, prioritization..."
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Richard Stallman speaking in Bern and protesting against Berne Convention
«...The existing copyright system makes a few stars very rich, supports a small fraction of artists adequately, and is an abject failure for the rest. However, it is great for supporting the big business of the copyright industry—and nowadays they are extending it to forbid sharing. It is a system that attacks our freedom so it can waste our money.
Read more »Richard Stallman @ RIT February 23rd 2010
«The good news – It’s official – RMS will be at RIT on Tuesday, February 23 from 10:30-12:30 am [...] I asked and was told that they will be setting up video in other rooms, but I’m going to suggest you contact RIT and ask them to find a bigger space and/or stream the talk live...»
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Open source champion Richard Stallman’s netbook
Ever find yourself wondering what warrior for the open source movement Richard Stallman uses as his primary computer? It’s a Lemote Yeelong netbook.
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Richard Stallman: Freedom Campaigner
An interview with RMS where he talks about the hardware and software he runs
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The GNUru's Book Released Today in France !
Scoop: « Richard Stallman et la révolution du logiciel libre » will soon be translated into English and published by GNU Press — (source) —
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The GNU GPL and the American Way - Richard Stallman, founder of the GNU Project - February 28, 2001
"Defenselessness is not the American Way. In the land of the free and the brave, developers defend their freedom with the GNU General Public License [...] The Free Software Movement was founded in 1984, but its inspiration comes from the ideals of 1776: freedom, community, and voluntary cooperation. This is what leads to free enterprise, to free speech, and to free software. "
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Selling GPL Exceptions isn't Exceptional
Richard Stallman's willingness to accept the sale of exceptions to the GNU General Public License intrigues me. What intrigues me is not his acceptance of the idea. Rather, what fascinates me is how many people are reacting as if his comments are something new.
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Richard Stallman and the Free Software Revolution
RMS: « Free Software can be summarized in three simple words: Liberté, égalité, fraternité».
Read more »On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL - Stallman Clarifies
Richard Stallman has clarified his earlier letter regarding MySQL.
Read more »"Defining the contours of freedom" - Free Software Foundation
«Great, great video from Lawrence Lessig about the importance of the free software movement to society and culture as a whole. Lessig also wrote the forward to Richard Stallman's book "Free Software, Free Society" and it's one of the many things that helped me see the big picture where free software is concerned.»
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RMS at International Workshop on e-Health in Emerging Economies - Las Palmas, Spain - Feb 10-12 2010
"...IWEEE is not a pure technical conference. It will focus on the human factor and in raising awareness about the actual situation. We will discuss the tools that we can provide today to doctors and institutions to improve their habitants health and education.
Read more »gNewSense Abandons Ubuntu, Microsoft’s Mono Agenda Revisited
gNewSense is shifting to Debian codebase, shafting Mono, and the debate about Mono and Moonlight reaches new levels
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