Internet and Web Pioneers: Richard Stallman

[Ograws]

This man is the man who inspired things like Linux kernel, Wikipedia, Creative Commons and open source software like Firefox, LibreOffice and Thunderbird

[colderplasma]

richard stallman was always a great visionary

[livinglegend1187]

Linux respects my freedom.

However... I don't give a shit because Linux sucks and wastes my time. If free software wastes my time then it DOESN'T respect my freedom.

[Abon666]

@livinglegend1187 WUT? Why does Linux waste your time and what have that to do with your freedom?

[livinglegend1187]

@Abon666 Linux wastes my time by sucking.

I just spent 15 minutes trying to figure out how to install a popular program because I had to use the command line to do it and I haven't memorized all the commands.

[colderplasma]

@livinglegend1187 funny, most linux distributions can install software and libraries with a single command and that's it. perhaps you're using an archaic linux distro from 99 where you had to download and build the software yourself, however, i think it's much safer to assume that you're just retarded.

[livinglegend1187]

@colderplasma Nope. I have a master's ion computer science.

I downloaded a program (I think it was Truecrypt) and tried running the install script on Lubuntu. Nothing happened. Even when the right-click dialogue gives me the "run" option nothing happened.

Then I had to drop into command line and try running it there.

The entire process was completely shitty and totally unacceptable. Linux sucks for everyone except virgin neckbeards who love the command line.

[overlordddrp]

@livinglegend1187 Can I help you use the toilet?

[livinglegend1187]

@overlordddrp No? But thanks for reaffirming my belief that not only are Linux users foolish - they are also often homosexual.

[MrJeraldV]

I wonder if Jimmy Wales heard this. rms gives an exact description of what Wikipedia would become.

[tomp2008]

damn hippies. when are they gonna cut their hair and get a real job

[OlhiTK]

@tomp2008

Fail XD

RSM worked at MIT and is now the president of the Free Software Foundation

[tgrusso78]

I like a lot of what Richard advocates, but jeebus...that sweater is horrid.

[daniel1982]

How is rms a web poineer? He rarerly even uses the web.

[aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa78815]

@daniel1982 he is a web pioneer because the gpl allowed for people to contribute to much of the software that web apps runs on

[abksharma]

bakchod hain stalled man...

[drexmovie]

NO ai programmi proprietari. Chi impedisce il softwere libero vuole il controllo dell'utente (R:S). Sono assolutamente d'accordo. La politica sta invadendo sempre più la rete...e non solo la politica (intesa sopratutto come controllo dell'utente) ciao

[omababy]

Richard has definitely changed my philosophy on the importance of community growth & development and life in general. He's awesome.

[xylyze]

GNU plus Linux.

[codependent864]

this guy is cool

[DusteDdekay]

RMSfans++;

[swolf85]

Richard Stallman is awesome

[glytzhkof]

Stallman is nuts - that's why he's awesome. In this video he actually makes sense though.

You have to check out his free software song - it's royally fraked up: iW87vxM11tw

[swolf85]

I made a version of that song on: 3QAVQNsc5-w

[ymhelpteam]

"...get the job done in a decade or two..." = Wikipedia (10 yrs after this video was made) :D

[drSurubin]

go FSF!greedy companies such as Microsoft wants money and takes away the freedom of users.

[matgroup77]

hes refering to wikipedia. cool!

[szlamx]

And how long before someone will try to manipulate the free software movement to their benefit?

[csev]

Free software is not about "no one benefiting" (sorry for the double negative) - the key is that the GPL license and similar mechanisms insure that the social good is maintained for the long term while allowing many to profit/benefit form the intellectual property in the short to medium term.

[szlamx]

I didn't explain what i ment properly. I will give you an example - the Wikipedia - there can be (and there are!) attempts to block the editing of certain articles because of strong political opinions - a group of people - well organized and determined can try to bend a definition to their liking - it has happened. Other actions may include over protective and enslaving governments embracing free software as an excuse for increasing taxation and extending their enslaving grip on the society.

[experimental0000]

@csev exactly, and this is why the open source community is fairly quick to cover bugs and other glitches with open source software. for the social good :) I've seen alot of really wonderful nice people helping others out in this way aswell as offering advice and other help.

[code933k]

It is impossible: That's why it is a widespread world movement granting access for all the people not a political party. By the way. I don' t quite understand why do you provided "manipulation" as an hypothetical future situation while it's the Status Quo with proprietary software nowadays... That was totally hyperbolic...

[szlamx]

Forget proprietary software. Yes it is possible, and has already happened to the Polish segment of the Wikipedia. To some articles at least.

[someman7]

BTW. Just to correct you, it's not Creative Commons that he predicted, it is GFDL (GNU Free Documentation Licence). It's used as a licence that covers all the text on Wikipedia (as well as many ilustrations/photos).

[csev]

Thanks for the clarification.

[someman7]

It's not that you're that off either. The main for some forms of CC licenses are pretty much the same. But GFDL is older, and Stallman criticized some of the forms of CC.

Thx for the vid.

[orgthingy]

in a decade or 2? thats quite cool

[h4ck3rm1k3]

OMG, RMS had a vision of the WIKIPEDIA back then.

The NUPEDIA was started in 2000. The wikipedia in 2001. What a visionary.

[xkeltoix]

his best interview i think

[csev]

There is some concern that the date 1996 in this video is incorrect - I am looking into this - if the date is wrong I will have to delete and republish the video.

[orgthingy]

delete it? NO! just edit the description!!!!!!!

[csev]

I have edited the description. I also want the video to be accurate.

[SGTWhitman]

This is how it should be....any other out look is money. <- In case you didn't see that...thats was....MONEY Period.

[PietroBaroni]

Its not a reality cos only mongoloids like you lot belive in this. 99% of the advanced world don't know anything about free software, for one reason, its BullSshit. The 1% that know, and believe in this rubbish are little poosticks like you people that don't enjoy the finer things in life. If you want to go live a cheap/fake life by copying all the trendsetters, go for it. Niggz out

[yahags]

PietroBaroni, you're so stupid it's almost sad. :)

Troll harder, you ain't trying good enough.

[id1337x]

You do realize that this was taped some 12 years ago right? I agree that it is a reality already.

[PietroBaroni]

thats a dream and only a dream, wont ever become a reality. now go back to ya cave and smoke ya weed in ya lil cult and dream on moron haha

[iampenguinpowered]

It,s already a reality.

[VillageSouls]

i agree with iampenguinpowered. This has already happened. You know Wikipedia. Yeah... That's under a variety of permissive licenses, and it also has a large amount of info held on it. so heres one last thing for you PietroBaroni

Stop trolling around the Internet.

[macrox77]

-SIGH-

I wish all software was open-source.

[w2bhc]

Richard Stallman is not a part of the Open Source camp. He is from the Free Software movement.

[csev]

Sorry about the mis-spelling - others have pointed this out :(. /Chuck

[afarnen]

lol it's ok

[afarnen]

They spelled Stallman wrong! At the very beginning... they spelled it "Stahlman"

[fulsomstryk]

RMS rules!

[xjih78]

what are you?

[fulsomstryk]

What do you mean?

[xjih78]

oh, I'm sorry dude. I thought you were talking about DRM LOL.

[code933k]

That's the dream! Keep on.

[lobe14]

stallman es rifle entre rifles

[PolliFaxToaster]

he's brilliant, but also very comical... a living cartoon. a happy little GNOME. and he's bi  lingual

[yahags]

PolliFaxToaster, he's multilingual.

[gat6000]

that last part was somehow related to wiki

[LuisV77]

Unanse a nosotros ahora y compartan el software serán libres, hackers, serán libres

2x

Los avaros acumulan mucho dinero; eso es verdad, hackers, eso es verdad.

Pero no ayudan a su prójimo; eso está muy mal, hackers, eso está muy mal.

Cuando tengamos bastante software libre para nosotros, hackers,para nosotros,

Desecharemos esas dañinas licencias para siempre, hackers, para siempre.

Unanse a nosotros ahora y compartan el software serán libres, hackers, serán libres

2x.

[sguitarras]

RMS .. Rulez!!!

[sanandreas4ever]

truly inspirational

[fradeve]

Our father

[crazymister]

Richard Stallman is recognized by both Wikipedia and Creative Commons as inspiration for their organizations. Free Software, Free Culture, Free Society.