Richard Matthew Stallman, also known by his initials rms, is an American free software movement activist and programmer who campaigns for software to be distributed so that its users have the freedom to use, study, distribute and modify it, a principle he calls free software. Stallman launched the GNU Project in September 1983 to write a Unix-like operating system composed entirely of free software, founded the Free Software Foundation in October 1985, developed the GNU C Compiler and GNU Emacs, and wrote every version of the GNU General Public License. He pioneered the concept of copyleft, using copyright law's own mechanisms to preserve users' rights to use, modify and distribute free software. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Does free software mean software that costs nothing?
No. Free here refers to liberty, not price.
No. The GNU Project's definition says that free software is a matter of liberty, not price. It asks readers to think of free as in free speech, not as in free beer. Richard Stallman campaigns for software to be distributed so that its users have the freedom to use, study, distribute and modify it.
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Richard Matthew Stallman ( STAWL-mən; born March 16, 1953), also known by his initials rms, is an American free software activist and programmer.
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Richard Matthew Stallman ( STAWL-mən; born March 16, 1953), also known by his initials rms, is an American free software activist and programmer.
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Stallman launched the GNU Project in September 1983 to write a Unix-like computer operating system composed entirely of free software.
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Wikidata P166 (award received): Grace Murray Hopper Award.
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Wikidata P166 (award received): MacArthur Fellows Program.
Wikidata P166: doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University
Wikidata P166 (award received): doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University.
Wikidata P166: EFF Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): EFF Award.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow.
Wikidata P166: Internet Hall of Fame
Wikidata P166 (award received): Internet Hall of Fame.
Wikidata P166: Takeda Awards
Wikidata P166 (award received): Takeda Awards.
Wikidata P166: Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award.
Wikidata P166: honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba
Wikidata P166 (award received): honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba.
Wikidata P166: ACM Software System Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): ACM Software System Award.
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