Proprietary software tends to have malicious features. The point is with a proprietary program, when the users don't have the source code, we can never tell. So you must consider every proprietary program as potential malware. Richard Stallman codefeaturemalicious share on social
The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Richard Stallman computerdrivefashion Change image and share on social
Android is a major step towards an ethical, user-controlled, free-software portable phone, but there is a long way to go. Richard Stallman androidcontrolethical Change image and share on social
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. Richard Stallman constitutecontroldifficult Change image and share on social
The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity. Richard Stallman creativitydeprivedesire Change image and share on social
The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. Richard Stallman cloudcomputehave Change image and share on social
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. Richard Stallman createdeserveinnovative Change image and share on social
Facebook is not your friend, it is a surveillance engine. Richard Stallman enginefacebookfriend Change image and share on social
If there is a Like button in a page, Facebook knows who visited that page. And it can get IP address of the computer visiting the page even if the person is not a Facebook user. Richard Stallman addressbuttoncomputer Change image and share on social
People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking. Richard Stallman churchemacsfree Change image and share on social