Go Open - Richard Stallman Part 1 Full Interview

Richard M. Stallman is the founder of the GNU Project, launched in 1984 to develop
the free software operating system GNU. The name ``GNU'' is a recursive acronym
for ``GNU's Not Unix''. GNU is free software: everyone is free to copy it and
redistribute it, as well as to make changes either large or small. Non-free software
keeps users divided and helpless, forbidden to share it and unable to change it.
A free operating system is essential for people to be able to use computers in
freedom. Today, Linux-based variants of the GNU system, based on the kernel Linux
developed by Linus Torvalds, are in widespread use. There are estimated to be
some 20 million users of GNU/Linux systems today.

Interviewed by Marc Chase

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[OttoGrainer27]

Richard Stallman sure looks like a Genius. I went to see a lecture by him recently, it was pretty cool. After all these years he is still hard working.

[mayaluvsmusic]

that's one dope ass beard he's rockin there

[lolnameless]

@videochemist you are comparing a negative with positive....even me > jobs, it means nothing

[odb9088]

attacking ships with software - cracked me up. More people should take a stand against the misuse of some terminologies and even slang words like he is. Besides the ones who do not wish to be persecuted for sharing their stuff.

thank you Stallman

[Evilektr0nyka]

Stallman is so damn hilarious. He is a god!

[videochemist]

Stallman > Jobs

[no9to5blogger247]

respect to the founder

[krgrubbs]

I was born in 1984, GNU was born in 1984... coincidence? I fully back GNU slash Linux. I am a more appealing to the eye, and with my help I will takeover proprietary software. Apple and Microsoft are going in the dumpster behind our homes.

[WHITECLAO]

they're the gurus :) of the open source -----> really thnx , to them , CREDITS and MERITS, deserve by these GURUS, :-)

[gyulagubacsi]

@o0smokingmonk0o I think on the piracy issue, rms could update his terminology. He knows well, that the term piracy is used and popularized people who has similar or even more radical views on software/cultural freedom than he. "Software piracy" coming from the corporate scene, was subverted and turn to a gathering point for citizen's sharing (tbp, pirate parties, and so on.) I would be way happier if it would join organically somehow to the Free Software Movement.