Richard Stallman

Software patents are dangerous to software developers because they impose monopolies on software ideas. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#dangerous #developers #ideas #impose #monopolies

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

— Richard Stallman

#computer industry #fashion #industry #more #only

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

#depriving #desire #does #general #justify

The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#already #cloud #computing #everything #include

The reason that a good citizen does not use such destructive means to become wealthier is that, if everyone did so, we would all become poorer from the mutual destructiveness. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#citizen #destructive #destructiveness #did #does

There is nothing wrong with wanting pay for work, or seeking to maximize one's income, as long as one does not use means that are destructive. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#does #income #long #maximize #means

Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. 'Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#freedom #history #learn #lose #politics

Whether gods exist or not, there is no way to get absolute certainty about ethics. Without absolute certainty, what do we do? We do the best we can. ↗

— Richard Stallman

#absolute #best #certainty #ethics #exist