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Free As in Freedom [Paperback] : Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam, 1969- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Free as in Freedom interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the free software movement. It examines Stallman's unique personality and how that personality has been at turns a driving force and a drawback in terms of the movement's overall success. Free as in Freedom examines one man's 20-year attempt to codify and communicate the ethics of 1970s era "hacking" culture in such a way that later generations might easily share and build upon the knowledge of their computing forebears. The book documents Stallman's personal evolution from teenage misfit to prescient adult hacker to political leader and examines how that evolution has shaped the free software movement. Like Alan Greenspan in the financial sector, Richard Stallman has assumed the role of tribal elder within the hacking community, a community that bills itself as anarchic and averse to central leadership or authority. How did this paradox come about? Free as in Freedom provides an answer. It also looks at how the latest twists and turns in the software marketplace have diminished Stallman's leadership role in some areas while augmenting

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Author

Williams, Sam, 1969-

Publisher

O'Reilly Media, Incorporated

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781449323363

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Computer Science, Fiction

Rating

3.81 / 5 (700 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14