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'''Richard Stallman''' (also known as '''RMS''') is the founder of the [[Free Software]] Movement, author of [[EMACS]], etc.
 
'''Richard Stallman''' (also known as '''RMS''') is the founder of the [[Free Software]] Movement, author of [[EMACS]], etc.
   
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== Activism ==
== I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. ==
 
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Among other labels, Stallman identifies as pro-choice, an environmentalist and a "lifelong activist". Stallman often posts on his web site about human rights issues; some of his posts criticize politicians for contributing to [[rape culture]] and waging what he calls a "war on women".<ref>https://stallman.org/civillibertiesminute/</ref> However, he seems unconcerned with the human rights of disabled people (see "Incidents").
Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.
 
 
There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.
 
 
 
 
MAY FREE SOFTWARE BE WITH YOU
 
 
~le reddit
 
 
 
 
Fuck off, reddit is cancer
 
 
   
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== Incidents ==
   
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*Stallman has [https://stallman.org/archives/2006-mar-jun.html#05%20June%202006%20%28Dutch%20paedophiles%20form%20political%20party%29 made] [https://stallman.org/archives/2012-jul-oct.html#15_September_2012_%28Censorship_of_child_pornography%29 many] [https://stallman.org/archives/2003-may-aug.html posts] sympathizing with efforts to legalize some forms of child pornography. Among other things, they stated that he was "skeptical of the claim that voluntarily [sic] pedophilia harms children". These comments were [https://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2600852&cid=38567070 defended by his supporters on Slashdot]. As of 2016, there are reports of Stallman changing his views on the matter within the previous few years.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard&diff=727727586&oldid=727703442 Diff from Wikipedia debate]</ref>
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*For many years, Richard has been doing a schtick about "St. Ignutius" that involves [[Sexist humor]]. His performance of this shtick in July 2009 sparked the [[EMACS virgins joke]] incident.
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*The "St. Ignutius" routine mentioned above, has been performed relatively unchanged since the early 90s, as [http://opensourcetogo.blogspot.com/2009/07/emailing-richard-stallman.html?showComment=1247268813706#c2710654169843897013 a commenter recounts] on a blog post about the [[EMACS virgins joke]]. The commenter writes about seeing the routine when she was only 15, and how RMS singled her out several times during that performance:<blockquote>He actually pointed to me in the back and proclaimed, into the mic, "A GIRL!" causing the audience to turn and look. Mortifying. Then he proceeded to gesture toward me every time he referred to "EMACS Virgins." (I cannot believe that he is still doing the same talk 10+ years later.)</blockquote>
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*Rather than handing out business cards, Richard has "pleasure cards" which describe his personal interests, including "tender embraces". He hands these out to people of any gender, but what may appear whimsical to men who receive them may seem creepy to women. A scan of one of these cards appears in [http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch14.html the epilogue to ''Free as in Freedom''].
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* In 1993, [http://www.art.net/Studios/Hackers/Hopkins/Don/text/rms-vs-doctor.html he asked for] birth announcements to be banned from emacs mailing list, unless they are announcements for seahorses, because then it would be the male that gives birth and therefore interesting.
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* In a [http://www.entretodas.net/2007/08/09/interview-with-richard-stallman-women-free-software/ 2007 interview], he said:
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<blockquote>I don’t have any experience working with women in programming projects; I don’t think that any volunteered to work on Emacs or GCC.</blockquote>
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:A number of women have contributed to GCC, including:
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:* [[Janis Johnson]] maintains the testsuite and has been a contributor since 2001
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:* [[Sandra Loosemore]] is the lead author of the ''GNU Library Reference Manual'';<ref>{{cite book|last=Loosemore|first=Sandra|title=GNU Library Reference Manual|isbn=9781882114559|publisher=[[Free Software Foundation]]|coauthors=Richard M. Stallman|authorlink=Sandra Loosemore|year=2001}}</ref> RMS is listed as her co-author.
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:* [[Dorit Nuzman]] made major constributions to loop scheduling and vectorization.
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:* [[Carolyn Tice]] is also [http://mjg59.livejournal.com/113408.html?thread=1442304#t1442304 mentioned] as a contributor.
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* In September 2016, [https://plus.google.com/photos/photo/109365858706205035322/6347929469707575922?icm=false he likened people with Down Syndrome] to pets:
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<blockquote>If you'd like to love and care for a pet that doesn't have normal human mental capacity, don't create a handicapped human being to be your pet. Get a dog or a parrot...</blockquote>
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:The text has [https://stallman.org/archives/2016-sep-dec.html#31_October_2016_%28Down%27s_syndrome%29 since been changed] , but still implies that people with Trisomy 21 should not be born.
   
 
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TRIGGER WARNING This article discusses child sexual abuse.
TRIGGER WARNING This article quotes ableist speech that dehumanizes disabled people.

Richard Stallman (also known as RMS) is the founder of the Free Software Movement, author of EMACS, etc.

Activism

Among other labels, Stallman identifies as pro-choice, an environmentalist and a "lifelong activist". Stallman often posts on his web site about human rights issues; some of his posts criticize politicians for contributing to rape culture and waging what he calls a "war on women".[1] However, he seems unconcerned with the human rights of disabled people (see "Incidents").

Incidents

  • Stallman has made many posts sympathizing with efforts to legalize some forms of child pornography. Among other things, they stated that he was "skeptical of the claim that voluntarily [sic] pedophilia harms children". These comments were defended by his supporters on Slashdot. As of 2016, there are reports of Stallman changing his views on the matter within the previous few years.[2]
  • For many years, Richard has been doing a schtick about "St. Ignutius" that involves Sexist humor. His performance of this shtick in July 2009 sparked the EMACS virgins joke incident.
  • The "St. Ignutius" routine mentioned above, has been performed relatively unchanged since the early 90s, as a commenter recounts on a blog post about the EMACS virgins joke. The commenter writes about seeing the routine when she was only 15, and how RMS singled her out several times during that performance:

    He actually pointed to me in the back and proclaimed, into the mic, "A GIRL!" causing the audience to turn and look. Mortifying. Then he proceeded to gesture toward me every time he referred to "EMACS Virgins." (I cannot believe that he is still doing the same talk 10+ years later.)

  • Rather than handing out business cards, Richard has "pleasure cards" which describe his personal interests, including "tender embraces". He hands these out to people of any gender, but what may appear whimsical to men who receive them may seem creepy to women. A scan of one of these cards appears in the epilogue to Free as in Freedom.
  • In 1993, he asked for birth announcements to be banned from emacs mailing list, unless they are announcements for seahorses, because then it would be the male that gives birth and therefore interesting.
  • In a 2007 interview, he said:

I don’t have any experience working with women in programming projects; I don’t think that any volunteered to work on Emacs or GCC.

A number of women have contributed to GCC, including:
  • Janis Johnson maintains the testsuite and has been a contributor since 2001
  • Sandra Loosemore is the lead author of the GNU Library Reference Manual;[3] RMS is listed as her co-author.
  • Dorit Nuzman made major constributions to loop scheduling and vectorization.
  • Carolyn Tice is also mentioned as a contributor.

If you'd like to love and care for a pet that doesn't have normal human mental capacity, don't create a handicapped human being to be your pet. Get a dog or a parrot...

The text has since been changed , but still implies that people with Trisomy 21 should not be born.

References

Further reading