Free software, free society: Richard Stallman at TEDxGeneva 2014

It is the first TEDx talk of the founder of Free Software movement. Stallman, RMS for short, has changed the world with his vision of freedom for the digital age. He launched the GNU operating system, used with Linux as a component, and inspired the development of Creative Commons licences and Wikipedia project. In this talk, Stallman describes how nonfree programs give companies control of their users and what users can do in order to recover control over their computing.

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[shreenandandas]

We don't give him enough credits than he deserves. People know Linux runs 75% of the internet, Linux wouldn't have existed if GNU didn't start, and this guy started it. He is the grandfather of Linux and people don't know it.

[AmeerFazal]

I never saw another human being this honest! Long Live Stallman!

[bluebandit]

as a computer engineering student, i cant remember the last time I watched something so inspiring

[mateusgomes]

Free software isn't enough. We need free hardware as well.

[MinNyeAccount]

haha like how he starts his list of 4 freedoms at index zero, like a real programmer

[inversebrah]

this lecture should be mandatory in Computer Science courses

[AllongLawl]

Richard come back you still have 4 minutes left

[tch-t]

Anyone watching this during the fiasco with the petition to remove Stallman from the fsf? Honestly, this guy deserves more.

[raute]

"implanting dependence" is the perfect way of describing schools using microsoft products

[srivathsa]

Phenomenal, I used call it as open-source, but from now onwards I going to call it as free software, Thank you GNU for this free software moment everyone deserve this

[RoelSpooren]

Today I celebrate my one year anniversary living in linux. When my previous computer broke one year ago, my new one came automaticaly installed with windows. Running slow, every day updates, no control on network traffic or what was being uploaded. I had to pay extra for unwanted uploads: so windows felt like a virus. I installed a dual boot keeping the old windows and adding ubuntu. One year later I am confident that I can do all I need as a graphical designer using libre software (scribus, inkscape, gimp) producing pdf for commercial print. Not once did I need to start from the windows boot. I am very happy with a nice and quiet environnement that does what I need it to do and does not do other things that I can not track. When I need more disk space the windows boot will be the first thing to be removed.

[pasquino]

After experiencing the Malware like tactics of Microsoft yesterday, with Windows 10 "forcibly" downloaded onto my PC without warning, a TED talk that I would have formally ignored has gotten my complete and total attention. 
We need to collectively fight for this! I am so pissed off by Big Brother Microsoft's intrusiveness but this guy gives me hope. We need to fight an inhuman culture singularly governed by business, competition and greed.

[swarnimbarapatre]

Almost everything he says is turning out to be true and scary.

[CybearBox]

"User´s Manual: We won´t tell you" Nailed it!

[yaous]

9 years late, thank you Stallman for GNU and for your efforts to spread freedom!

[Klaudiosable]

He's right ; to see iMacs in educational institutions is outrageous. Long live Stallman.

[aiden]

Long Live Richard Stallman! What an undersung hero of the people.

[iikka]

"Free" software is not a very good name. It should be called "liberated software" or something, so that people don't confuse it with "priceless" software. That would help his cause.

[SetAblazeYourLimitations]

that's why the libre in libre office 😶 didn't knew that until now

[onkarkalpavriksha]

People should know more about this guy and his intent than knowing APPLE, MICROSOFT or any other big tech company.