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If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.

From Richard Stallman

The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion.

From Richard Stallman

One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control.

From Richard Stallman

If you use a proprietary program or somebody else's web server, you're defenceless. You're putty in the hands of whoever developed that software.

From Richard Stallman

The idea of copyright did not exist in ancient times, when authors frequently copied other authors at length in works of non-fiction. This practice was useful, and is the only way many authors' works have survived even in part.

From Richard Stallman

A smartphone is a computer - it's not built using a computer - the job it does is the job of being a computer. So, everything we say about computers, that the software you run should be free - you should insist on that - applies to smart phones just the same. And likewise to those tablets.

From Richard Stallman

If you want to accomplish something in the world, idealism is not enough - you need to choose a method that works to achieve the goal.

From Richard Stallman

I suppose many people will continue moving towards careless computing, because there's a sucker born every minute.

From Richard Stallman

Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult.

From Richard Stallman

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom.

From Richard Stallman

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