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If ebooks mean that readers' freedom must either increase or decrease, we must demand the increase.
Richard Stallman
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Richard Stallman
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: March 16
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Richard M. Stallman
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Richard Matthew Stallman
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So, make a real effort to avoid getting sucked into all the expensive lifestyle habits of typical Americans. Because if you do that, then people with the money will dictate what you do with your life.
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Playfully doing something difficult, whether useful or not, that is hacking.
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Anything that prevents you from being friendly, a good neighbour, is a terror tactic.
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Would a dating service for people on the net be frowned upon by DCA? I hope not. But even if it is, don't let that stop you from notifying me via net mail if you start one.
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The most powerful programming language is Lisp. If you don't know Lisp (or its variant, Scheme), you don't appreciate what a powerful language is. Once you learn Lisp you will see what is missing in most other languages.
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Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. Don't bother us with politics, respond those who don't want to learn.
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