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Richard M. Stallman

Richard M. Stallman is President of the Free Software Foundation and author of Free Software, Free Society.

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What Does That Server Really Serve?

How programs like Google Docs rob users of their freedom.

Richard M. Stallman
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Not Free at Any Price

Why I switched to the One Laptop Per Chhild —and why I dropped it
Richard M. Stallman

Forum Responses

Response: Response to Saving Privacy

We need collective action, not individual self-protection.
Richard M. Stallman

Response: Protecting the Internet — Forum Response

I fully agree with Jonathan Zittrain’s conclusion that we should not abandon general-purpose computers. Alas, I disagree completely with the path that led him there. He presents serious security problems as an...
Richard M. Stallman

Response: Intellectual Enclosure

Tthorough discussion of enclosure must consider the international institutions that impose it. The International Monetary Fund is a well-known example; its “rescue” agreements attack the intellectual commons through “user fees” for public...
Richard M. Stallman

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