Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 576 Williams, Sam 1969 Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_as_in_Freedom Produced by Craig Morehouse "Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software" by Sam Williams is a biographical work that likely spans the late 20th to early 21st century. The book chronicles the life and activism of Richard Stallman, a pivotal figure in the free software movement, emphasizing his contributions to software freedom, the development of the GNU General Public License (GPL), and his philosophical battles against proprietary software practices. The opening of the book introduces readers to Stallman's early life and the initial events that shaped his perspective on software sharing and ownership. In a frustrating encounter with a malfunctioning printer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stallman's realization that the software running the printer was closed off and proprietary sparked a series of reflections about the ethos of the hacker community and the impact of non-disclosure agreements. This incident is highlighted as a significant turning point in Stallman's journey, emphasizing his growing conviction that software should be open and accessible to all. The narrative sets the stage for Stallman's evolution from a software programmer to a passionate advocate for free software, as it explores the moral implications of proprietary software and the importance of collaboration and transparency in the tech community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Stallman, Richard Free Software Foundation (Cambridge, Mass.) Computer programmers -- United States -- Biography Computer hackers -- United States -- Biography Open source software QA Text Category: Biographies Category: Engineering & Technology 511632 2025-07-03T05:22:25.306915 text/html 511453 2025-01-09T20:33:41.832925 text/html 284047 2025-07-03T05:22:33.316857 application/epub+zip 291333 2025-07-03T05:22:28.625878 application/epub+zip 259204 2025-07-03T05:22:27.439920 application/epub+zip 581394 2025-07-03T05:22:36.923909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560160 2025-07-03T05:22:32.552860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415146 2022-09-03T08:47:24.388073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482772 2025-07-03T05:22:24.930909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482442 2012-08-21T10:02:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482433 2012-08-21T10:02:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20319 2025-07-03T05:22:37.049853 application/rdf+xml 24258 2025-07-03T05:22:27.932890 image/jpeg 4771 2025-07-03T05:22:27.684906 image/jpeg 182578 2012-08-21T10:41:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 182553 2012-08-21T10:41:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 283392 2025-07-03T05:22:25.343938 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia