文档介绍：Richard Stallman is the prophet of the free software movement. He understood
the dangers of software patents years ago. Now that this has e a crucial
issue in the world, buy this book and read what he said.
—Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
Richard Stallman is the philosopher king of software. He single-handedly ignited
what has e a world-wide movement to create software that is Free, with a
capital F. He has toiled for years at a project that many once considered a fool’s
errand, and now that is widely seen as “inevitable.”
—Simon L. Garfinkel, computer science author and columnist
By his hugely essful efforts to establish the idea of “Free Software,” Stallman
has made a massive contribution to the human condition. His -
bines elements that have technical, social, political, and economic consequences.
—Gerald Jay Sussman, Matsushita Professor of Electrical Engineering, MIT
RMS is the leading philosopher of software. You may dislike some of his atti-
tudes, but you cannot avoid his ideas. This slim volume will make those ideas
readily accessible to those who are confused by the buzzwords of -
mercialism. This book needs to be widely circulated and widely read.
—Peter Salus, computer science writer, book reviewer, and UNIX historian
Richard is the leading force of the free software movement. This book is very
important to spread the key concepts of free software world-wide, so everyone
can understand it. Free software gives people freedom to use their creativity.
—Masayuki Ida, professor, Graduate School of International Management,
Aoyama Gakuin University
Free Software, Free Society
Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
Second Edition
Richard M. Stallman
This is the second edition of Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of
Richard M. Stallman.
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