The Free Software Movement–Richard Stallman Speech

Most software users ask basic questions concerning convenience about the software they use. Questions like: Is it reliable? Is it secure? Does it perform well? How much does it cost? These are all important questions, but the most important question, that few users ever ask is: “Does it respect my freedom?”

Mr. Stallman goes into this subject and others. For instance, he expands on the topic of why the pursuit of software freedom is necessarily a communal event and not an individual one, requiring a movement to succeed.

He also talks about why “Open Source” software isn’t necessarily freedom-respecting, but more importantly how the term was coined to lead people away from the concept of freedom-respecting software, and much more.

LEARN MORE:
“What Is Free Software?”: https://gnuguru.wordpress.com/free-software/
“What Is the GNU Operating System”: https://gnuguru.wordpress.com/2024/04/10/what-is-the-gnu-operating-system/
“Top 5 Reasons You Should Replace Windows & macOS with GNU”: https://gnuguru.wordpress.com/2024/04/12/top-5-reasons-you-should-replace-windows-and-mac-os-x-with-gnu/
“Call Me GNU: The GNU/Linux Naming Debate, Revisited”: https://gnuguru.wordpress.com/2024/04/15/call-me-gnu-the-gnu-linux-naming-debate-revisited/
“The Free Software Foundation’s Role in Promoting Software Freedom”: https://gnuguru.wordpress.com/2024/04/17/the-free-software-foundations-role-in-promoting-software-freedom/

By: Richard Stallman
Date: January 22, 2009
Location: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus, New York, NY
Language: English
Duration: 2h 35min

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 (CC BY-ND 3.0)

source by The GNU Guru

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