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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[@shreenandandas6479]

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.

[@shreenandandas6479]

@@bobbob2658 GNU is what started the Open Source and Free Software movement, which is why Linux is called GNU/Linux. GNU is the overall system, Linux is the Kernel, together they compose the Operating System. GNU came in 1984, Linux came in 1991. Get your facts straight.

[@troler7147]

Actually 98%

[@user-ux2kk5vp7m]

Linux would have existed regardless of GNU. It just wouldn’t have been the same as it is today.

[@shreenandandas6479]

@@user-ux2kk5vp7m It's a chain of events, Richard started Free Software Movement which in turn started Open Source Movement, which in turn gave birth to Linux, the possibility of Linux existing without open source community and without GNU resides in an "IF", and that's a major IF, I wouldn't give it much thought.

[@user-ux2kk5vp7m]

@@shreenandandas6479 Linux was never intended to be an open source project lol

[@MinNyeAccount]

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

[@nik123true]

MinNyeAccount In stallman_ted.c ... 120 for(int current_freedom_right = 0; current_freedom_right < num_of_freedom_rights; current_freedom_right++) 121 talk_about_software_rights(current_freedom_right); ...

[@McSinyx]

he actually is

[@chrissxMedia]

well, that might have been the first good thing stallman has ever done.

[@Mr-P1]

@@nik123true lol

[@adriantrummer6126]

@@nik123true on point

[@AmeerFazal]

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

[@Ken.-]

He's 65 and overweight like all programmers. He's got five years tops.

[@Ken.-]

@Gilpow What is this a reference to? I wrote my post 4 months ago.

[@red1io]

well, edward snowden is honest just like stallman

[@jscorpio1987]

Ken I find it ironic that you’re using a software program to poke fun at programmers.

[@gustavo9758]

@@Ken.- Lol, you only got his age right in that sentence.

[@AllongLawl]

Richard come back you still have 4 minutes left

[@mkmabdelkawy]

Al Longley lol :D

[@MrSalemsue]

stallman:"no, i need to write few line of code for relax!"

[@metaldiceman]

I would have spit out my food if I was eating while reading this.

[@bluebandit5586]

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

[@viniciusmartinez3537]

Makes me want to contribute. My dream is to right free Linux software and also write kernel code.

[@12Tsurugi]

@@viniciusmartinez3537 writing linux programs is easier than for windows, honnestly. Working on the kernel / drivers, now thats another story

[@codyhamilton7682]

He spoke at my school back when I was still in college (6ish years ago) at SUNY Potsdam... We e-mailed him and someone else, the other person (I forget who, maybe the woz but don't quote me on that) wanted something like a 100k speaking fee. RMS just wanted to speak. The college still gave him travel expenses and a speaking fee but not 100k lol, he also sold some books.

[@mateusgomes1086]

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

[@g00zik97]

for the most part hardware has been free. now its changing where basically more and more companies follow the Apple's lead in making it impossible for it to be fixed or modified

[@nevoyu]

Hardware needs software to operate.

[@CINERNETICS]

@@g00zik97 1

[@caddr]

How about arduino and risc-v?

[@plutorocks1]

you beg for some free hardwares

[@srivathsa3387]

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.

[@inversebrah]

this lecture should be mandatory in Computer Science courses

[@ComputerDude2600]

Easily one of my favorite Ted talks!

[@Hammid]

Lambda/HL1!

[@0xlayer103]

Lambda calculus

[@countotuscany7061]

Haskell reference?

[@raute2687]

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

[@t3ch-1t89]

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

[@overclucker]

Free software should be the realm of anarchists, not leftists. Leftists only ever think about controlling people.

[@t3ch-1t89]

@@overclucker this. Maybe modern day society got a little too spoiled and disconnected with how to interact correctly with others imo.

[@vapourmile]

@@overclucker Nah. Anarchists and leftists are in cahoots. Look at the George Floyd riots, committed by anarchists at the behest of leftists. They're twinned, and as bad as each other. People who demand degeneracy so everything can be like them.

[@overclucker]

@@vapourmile I grew up in Portland, OR. In my early teens I was exposed to what I guess you might call anarcho-individualism, but that I call real anarchy. Delusional drug induced communist seditionionists breaking windows and spraying A's don't display the capability to live peacefully, therefore they obviously don't understand or agree with the philosophies of anarchy.

[@lucianoosinaga2980]

@@overclucker anarchism is a leftwing movement. right wing " anarchists" are just idiots duped by corporate propaganda and deserve nothing but lead in their brains

[@jcdentonunatco]

A hero of the computing world

[@spcvrtx]

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

[@FAT8893]

It's a double edged sword. If it's problem that also happened to lots of other people, then it wouldn't be a problem going to the community. But if one problem only happens to you but no one else, then you'll be struggling to settle it.

[@SergeantExtreme]

Eh, I'd argue that this is no longer as big an issue as it once was. For example, Intel has started to cooperate with Linux developers in telling them how their processors work. Because of Intel's cooperation with the Linux community, we now have Purism, Star Labs, and Tuxedo: companies that can now sell laptops pre-built with Linux distros installed as the default OS. It's no coincidence that all three of these companies sell their computers _exclusively_ with Intel processors. As much as AMD likes to play the "we're being oppressed" victim when it comes to Intel's business practices, *AMD still WON'T cooperate with Linux developers even to this day in 2021/2022.*

[@SetAblazeYourLimitations]

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

[@Wapitiii]

Bruh

[@bbseal6174]

imagine using a graphical text editor

[@vapourmile]

@@bbseal6174 Agreed. Ugh.

[@thedragonrises6882]

@@bbseal6174 Not everyone is a computer enthusiasts who will tinker around with code and all that stuff. Most of the users are your average joe and jill who just want to get their tasks done using a computer. Stop shaming and instead focus on educating others who aren't aware.

[@bbseal6174]

​@@thedragonrises6882 refer to luke smith's videos on being bullied by linux nerds and the arrogance of noobs. a command-line text editor like vim isn't gimmicky and geeky. Its not just for people who "tinker around with code and all that stuff". It greatly increases productivity and reduces many of the frustrations and problems that come with using a computer as a normal person in the modern day. Especially vim. If you simply take the small amount of time to learn something instead of complaining and suffering you can actually get stuff done. Leaning to do this is just learning how to live a better life.

[@pasquino0733]

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.

[@paulotavaresrabrugu]

Was about 7 years ago that im not using windows systems as main OS, I do have a windows7 system on a old laptop to update my Garmin gps once or twice a year, didn’t figure out yet how to do it with Gnu/Linux systems, there are a couple of main stream programs who are not working well on free software like Adobe and Corel, plus a couple more (just a couple more). That is the only reason why the use of Microsoft/Apple are the solid main stream OS`s. The common user need and want to browse the web, read and send @mails and social networking and a few more simple tasks, so why on heart the use of so expensive intrusive and dysfunctional software to do it !!?. Open-source or better telling, free software does it perfectly, the free software are fast, clean and works well. There are many Gnu/Linux systems out there, I advise you to live CD/DVD or usb the main stream ones, you can find it here (distrowatch.com/) mine is Opensuse Leap. Advice you to start with Mint distros, you will not be disappointed. Good luck Pasquino

[@Tennouseijin]

Some of the worst things about Microsoft is that it is actively doing harmful things to the free software community. Some examples: spreading lies about OpenGL in order to convince developers to use only DirectX, spreading lies about Linux, to make people think that Linux is primarily an operating system for criminals (you know the word hacker? Back in the day, it used to mean a person who knows a lot about computers), now guess what lay people think when they encounter a computer guru who refers to himself as a hacker? Not to mention some underhanded things they've done to Netscape, and other competitors.

[@nunyabidnessgogl1942]

@Pasquino 0, Oh yes almost forgot. I feel the same as you do, so very angry at Windows and Google and NSA and all these companies and government agencies who think they can do whatever they want to us. Privacy should be the default condition for the people, and government should be transparent (no privacy/secrecy, which is only used mostly to commit crimes and other shenanigans). Unfortunately currently almost the opposite is the reality. Thank God there are people like Stallman and others who started this movement decades ago. I feel we are so lucky to be standing on the shoulders of giants now, reaping the benefits of what they started so long ago, and continue to campaign for even today. That's why I feel very strongly to help contribute to the movement. I don't code much, but I do advocate for Free Software every time I get a chance. Most people are not happy with the spying situation, but they don't know what to do. I chat with many people online and in person and if there is interest I send them links to FSF and tell them about GNU/Linux. I even help them build computer, install Linux, use privacy and encryption tools, etc. If each of us who agree with Stallman and this video were to help only 2 other people, who in turn help 2 others, the effects eventually will skyrocket exponentially. You can help by doing something as simple as using the term "Free Software" as Stallman said in the video. We each have different talents and resources (time, etc.) available to us, but I feel very strongly this is one of the most important battles of our time. The alternative is to just keep slipping into this Orwellian police / surveillance state with no privacy that seems to be becoming the default (at least amongst non technically inclined people). Privacy should be the default condition, not something you have to go out of your way to achieve. We have a ways to go until we achieve that ideal however, and we can use all the help we can in the meantime! Remember, history and morality are on our side (we are the good guys)! So, if you feel strongly about this as I do, I implore you to promote Free Software whenever the topic comes up, whenever you have the opportunity. Godspeed!

[@vigilante_stark]

All this is funny and ironic because we're watching this video on YT

[@MrGdsuta]

@@vigilante_stark over the internet which may be hosted using GNU/Linux

[@yaous2081]

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

[@swarnimbarapatre5353]

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

[@grayj6268]

hello friend, i thought you would never show up.

[@PashaGamingYT]

Because it's been true for a long time now.

[@ink5473]

This guy convinced me

[@foodlfg]

11:30 _"except as a reverse engineering exercise"_ :'D

[@xxnapalmchildxx]

Omfg I lol'd way to hard at that.

[@Klaudiosable]

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

[@strategia5613]

And what if the iMacs ran GNU/Linux?

[@razvanneacsu525]

@@strategia5613 it wouldn't really be the same since the hardware is non-free

[@CamaradaArdi]

@@razvanneacsu525 Most of the hardware is non free anyways

[@mble]

@@CamaradaArdi sadge

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@razvanneacsu525 Terrible argument. A better one would be the fact that Apple is openly and aggressively anti-right-to-repair.

[@yosafatmarselinoagus6710]

"Obviously, for suckers" LMAO

[@aiden9716]

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

[@MaximC]

I am at minute 2:40 and already understand how much I am going to learn about computers by the end of the video and how important this talk is, how important free software is. I simply love this man - I am amazed how beautiful a human being can be...

[@MarioCircello]

Sono tra i fortunati possessori del libro *Codice Libero. Richard Stallman e la crociata per il software libero* (www.tomshw.it/cont/news/tutto-sul-guru-richard-stallman-in-un-libro-il-codice-e-libero/41894/1.html)

[@MaximC]

Mario Circello Grazie mille, deve essere molto interessante.

[@MarioCircello]

Prego *****... Infatti è molto interesante, soprattutto per la visione di fondo: il sapere dell'umanità, deve essere di tutta l'umanità e non solo di qualcuno senza scrupoli che ci lucra...

[@MaximC]

Mario Circello Non immagino come bisogna essere per non condividere questa idea. Ipnotizzati molto probabilmente...

[@MarioCircello]

Il problema, caro ***** è che se hai di queste idee, vieni subito screditato, etichettato come "comunista" e poi, iniziano la cantilena del "loro hanno investito ed è giusto che guadagnino", senza rendersi conto che in realtà, qualsiasi scoperta fatta con la ricerca è finanziata da tutti (sussidi degli Stati, donazioni di enti o di privati, raccolte fondi, ecc...), mentre i guadagni, sono solo di chi brevetta la scoperta. Questo mondo non migliorerà di un millimetro, fino a quando non si cambiano le basi della mentalità comune. Aria, acqua, cibo, salute, energia (e aggiungerei anche la casa), devono essere diritti universali e non possono essere lasciate in mano a chi fa lucro. Da tempo, sostengo che la chiave di volta, può essere solo un comunismo democratico o una democrazia comunista, poiché l'uno senza l'altra o l'altra senza l'uno, si trasformano entrambe in tirannie.

[@aziz9488]

What a great speaker Richard is!

[@wil7vin]

Say what you want about stall man. I completely support his efforts! May we liberate our computers and teach free software at schools.

[@paprika5487]

I had never watched any of this guy's lectures or even heard of him until recently. I realize now how much I have been missing out.

[@TheJacklwilliams]

Richard is something else. I use his first name only because, that's who he is, even after all these years, he should be General Stallman, yet, he remains Richard. He's charismatic, at the far far edge of the ideal of "Free Software" and, criticise him as you may, largely responsible for what we see today, an explosion of innovation and a community worldwide dedicated to excellence in technology and growth for the purpose of a better world. Even though I struggle at times with his ideas, and don't agree with everything he says, I'm humbled by his contribution and his passion for "doing the right thing". Which, as an edict for programmers, the right thing, is what everyone believes in deep down in their souls. Kudos to you Mr. Stallman for every inch you've fought, for your steadfast belief in what you profess and for your refusal to move from that position. You are, a unique incredible human being and to this day I'm humbled by your effort and contribution to this movement.

[@TheCanterlonian]

My heart goes out to Richard, I thank him for making cyberspace a better place!

[@Vergillo]

Watching this makes me inspired to take the biggest step and go 100% Linux. I would really like to contribute to the whole cause but I'm not a programmer so beside spreading the word about the idea there is nothing I can do. Edit after a year; I now using 100% Linux only PC, I own Steam Deck, Android Phone and pretty much stopped paying for stuff if there is an alternative to that. I even setup Nvim so that I'll start learning to code. My Arch with Hyprland is working very good so far and I'm quite happy with it. I may not be GNU/Linux but who knows what I'll be using in the future.

[@iamlordstarbuilder5595]

I was 100% Linux before I even knew what Free Software meant or who Richard Stallman is.

[@chrwl007]

That's a very good place to start. Maybe, once you're a more experienced user, you can assist other people with the transition to free software.

[@fury999_]

Please refer to it as GNU/Linux. GNU is the actual operating system which was founded by Richard Stallman. Linux is the kernel which is a small part of the GNU OS. And linux foundation is controlled by the corporations who don't care about people. GNU and FSF are the ones who stand for people.

[@baraodascolinas979]

I am also a non programmer, but felt the need to do the transition to libre software too, and also because Linux runs on older computers that the companies would prefer the consumers to send to the landfill. Sometimes , the way to help others will appear by itself, i helped my father transition his 2011 laptop to linux to make it run better, and he likes it untill today. Granted, he mostrly browses the web, on firefox, but most commom people are doing this now. A simple Linux Mint XFCE installation will resurrect any 20 year old computer and spread one more metal running libre software. Linux can serve the ecological imperative together with the freedom imperative.

[@HellBreaker]

cheers!

[@mihailazar2487]

10:08 that's so true it's so deeply wrong that they teach you and then TEST you and GRADE you on how well you use Microsoft's suite when it's not free and works exactly the same as the free alternatives

[@3iikka]

"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.

[@theroundduckman]

+3iikka Or Libre, but that isn't English. :P

[@3iikka]

+Aaron Mehar-Hughes The word liberated means free(dom), so it seems English does have two words for them.

[@theroundduckman]

3iikka I guess he wanted it simple then.

[@nassimdaoud4215]

I agree, essentially the freedom mentioned here should be attributed to the users rather than the software itself

[@FAT8893]

That's a very good idea. I like that.

[@ot63]

THANK YOU BASED STALLMAN

[@xaleth5973]

Based or biased?

[@Ken.-]

Try looking up based.

[@onkarkalpavriksha8676]

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

[@esmoratheexplorer8250]

His honesty and integrity really hits home here.

[@jeffer746]

amazon deleted 1984, ironic.

[@coompiler9029]

Ironic, indeed

[@ishid_anfarded_king]

wait when...

[@NateROCKS112]

@@ishid_anfarded_king it was a long time ago (edit: 2009), but basically Amazon sold copies of 1984 that it didn't have the legal right to, so it remotely deleted copies from people's Amazon Swindle devices. This is one of the many evils of DRM. By the way, Stallman talks about copyright on the GNU Project website as well. They're very good talks and essays. 1984 should most certainly be public domain by now.

[@gennarozanfardino854]

I am so glad I had lab technicians in high school obsessed with free and open software.

[@mkmabdelkawy]

He is a real worrier for cyber freedom and game changer. I respect people like him who doesn't care about capital only.

[@pmc56982]

I feel like all the public haters have some hidden agenda at some points. Crawling around and you see how people love this guy for the sacrifices he made. He made lot of errors and made amends for it. He is a human and almost supporting by itself the whole movement and the future of humankind computing aspect. Can people leave him be ? One day the movement will get some new leaders but for now Stallman is the king.

[@apolloeosphoros4345]

10 years ago in school [also, pre-Snowden, mind] I thought this guy was a meme. Now as a career software developer I know he's always been bang on

[@enriquedavis3170]

Salud y muy larga vida al gran humanista Richard Stallman. Gracias RMS por GNU/Linux, por la lucha de décadas por las libertades virtuales/digitales (muy reales por demás), y por todo; ¡gracias totales!.

[@YeeRattakornY]

The Bob Fischer of computing world. Thank you for your life-time service.

[@bsitney]

Stallman's philosophy is growing on me. The free software movement has collectively produced priceless software tools that run the Internet and that thousands and possibly millions of people have used to improve their understanding of software by studying and learning how these programs were put together by reviewing and modifying the underlying source code. I would be curious to know if RMS would apply his philosophy to another creative endeavor, namely writing books. Wouldn't great books get ruined if anyone and everyone could modify the writing and redistribute them? That being said, it would be a great tragedy not to have libraries and the freedom to access books for free.

[@abiezercoppe8886]

+bsitney As RMS himself has said, free software is software, other things are not. So, the processes, licences etc used to keep software free are not universally applicable to other endeavours.

[@bsitney]

+Abiezer Coppe I appreciate the response. However, "other things" get incorporated into software all the time. A video game e.g. is software, but they may contain video clips, music, excerpts from books, graphical design, icons, works of art, and all sorts of other things that people have created that get digitized and incorporatef by the software. Would RMS argue that the entire video game inclusive of all incorporated media elements should be free? Perhaps in this example, all the media incorporated would fall under fair use doctrine? I guess my point is that the distinction between software and 'other things' gets blurred as all of these other things get digitized.

[@abiezercoppe8886]

***** My point is, if you want to characterise Stallman's arguments on all those things, it would be worth reading articles he has written on them ... and he has. You don't need to theorise, or make rhetorical rebuffs to your conjectures about his thoughts. The answers exist.

[@nunyabidnessgogl1942]

As a personal goal, I've been working on shorter, less rambling answers. lol Books are produced in editions, and do not change in between. Write once, distribute many times. Until (or if) another later edition is published. Software is different. It is usually continually improved. Also, distributed electronically, at almost zero cost once written, as opposed to physical books. Anyway, this is why there are distinct and separate areas of law and history based on physical realities such as patents, copyright, etc. each with their own particulars. This is why the idea of a "software patent" is ridiculous. And why Stallman is against lumping all these disparate domains together under the umbrella term "Intellectual Property" which he correctly identifies as a propaganda term, designed to slant the discussion in a certain direction right out of the gate as well as deliberately conflate areas of law and history that have nothing to do with one another. Check out RMS writings on the subject, or Creative Commons, etc. for more info. Was that a better answer? lol

[@SomethingNameArchived]

@@abiezercoppe8886 well, for other than software, there is other things that inspired from Free Software. It's called Free Culture. Also, the copyright duration is the problem too.

[@burakuren5188]

That was amazing! Thank you Richard for spreading this idea!

[@rockstar2107]

So excited to watch this on Linux Mint which would not have been possible without the Debain distro. Indeed free software has arrived.

[@humanbeing4556]

Richard Stallman The Godfather of the free software I salute you

[@ananthuskumar1286]

Never gets old, he inspired me

[@user-cx2nm9sg3f]

Richard, Thanks for teaching us online freedom

[@tk3141]

People might laugh at his utopian ideas - because we’ve got so used to tech not even existing unless it’s commercialised to the hilt. But he’s ultimately right. And I think tech is becoming another human right as we progress into the 21st century, because without it life in a human society will become impossible at some point, and so I think Richard’s ideas will become more relevant.

[@Ahjile]

Jesus, so true. Crazy. I mean, he was on to something in 1983, but I have to agree, his ideas are going to be a lot more vital, and a lot more relevant, the further we get here. For most of his life he's been sort of right in an idealistic way, but his arguments themselves have never really been consequential. The free software was great, but the ideas behind it haven't seemed like they "mattered" in most users' everyday lives, because the proprietary stuff was always there, and often of higher quality, so the benefits of his ideas seemed practically irrelevant. But as things keep getting worse and worse for users as we go on, as we transition more to the cloud and people become more and more reliant on software and data beyond their control, Stallman's ideas may become darn near the only things that matter.

[@jerbid_]

​@@Ahjileas the trend of "enshittification" grows, some people are starting to leave centralized platforms in favor of decentralized, open-source ones. unfortunately it's not uncommon for them to use nonfree clients, but the point is that people are starting to see the problem behind nonfree software. just a matter of time til it happens here too

[@jorgeayalaarce7712]

Juntemos voces para que el Sr. Linus Torvalds y Sr. Richard stallman sea nominado para recibir el reconocimiento de la Unesco como " La ciencia al servicio de la sociedad ", me parece que el aporte que el hizo para la gente es digno de un gran reconocimiento, soy un suario del grandioso Linux.

[@GiovanniBalestrieri]

The 27 downvotes are from the ICompany and Windows.

[@davidcooltions4523]

+Giovanni Balestrieri BS

[@ov3rcl0cked]

+Giovanni Balestrieri Joke might have made sense 4 years ago.

[@yosafatmarselinoagus6710]

from iDiots

[@ayushi6892]

hahaha true XD

[@alexisirelativism4353]

@Phil Ad that must be a joke

[@juliannevillecorrea]

the only ted talk with cc by license #ccby metal salute sir stallman ! Sefra Correa Marielyn Correa Wilson Correa

[@ibrahimsaad7734]

the best speech i have ever heard."live for others"

[@JangoTechFlare]

This is a good man who want to share his software for free.

[@PhilippNau]

Thank you Richard and keep on!

[@marcello4258]

ironically we are watching this on youtube since tedx actually still refuses to use good platforms

[@sirturnables]

I am learning C++ now. I so wanna contribute something to free software. This was huge motivation!!!!!!!!

[@guyonearth]

Is there some secret reason he always wears a red shirt?

[@artariel3646]

+guyonearth [communism intensifies]

[@thematrixshibesdevvingandw9535]

+artariel Seize the code of production!

[@fsojeildflksws]

It might be free to wear.

[@theroundduckman]

+guyonearth The FSF's main color is a brick red, and I guess it's just a pattern/tradition?

[@theroundduckman]

This One Ha, good one. Probably a Deadpool reference too? :)

[@henrxbadr2532]

Richard Stallman ... I LOVE YOU! Thank you!!!

[@HosseinHosseinvand]

love how he draw linux smaller than gnu part :))))

[@alexisirelativism4353]

That is because actually in terms of work and time, is the way to represent it. A kernel is just a small part of the whole system. While the gnu packages make for the most of a operating system.

[@MisterTommyD]

@rerunturbografx HURD has been around since 1990. It is no longer being developed and isn't stable

[@arielcg_]

@rerunturbografx Actually, fully-free GNU/Linux distros are only GNU, as they use linux-libre, a GNU package consisting of a kernel without proprietary blobs. So technically, you can run a full GNU system, without the Hurd

[@jiatongwu8808]

very good i love gnu

[@StopTheMorons]

Best TED talk ever!

[@ChiHoKo]

I'm graphic design major and they only teach us how to use adobe programs...

[@FAT8893]

Well I wouldn't be surprised by that. Eventhough there are tons of Linux alternatives of Abode softwares (GIMP, darktable, Blender, etc.), they're are still not on par with that Adobe softwares you are using on Windows/macOS.

[@dropdatabase2569]

@@FAT8893 Blender is on par with, for example, Autodesk Maya. Both are used in Hollywood. Krita is pretty much as powerful as Adobe Photoshop now

[@HaiNguyen-cf1ji]

Because adobe have eco system while other Linux tool is not, your knowledge of key board shortcut and user interface in gimp will not apply in inkscape, kirita, ...

[@l0rdronny83]

@@FAT8893 Blender is on par, if not better than alternatives..

[@vinaysharma642]

Loved it ...thanks for the knowledge🌻🕊

[@josuegonzalez9117]

Me parece genial la forma de explicar, sin necesidad de grandes y aburridas presentaciones de diapositivas, pero sobre todo me parece increíble ese pensamiento de apoyo mutuo entre programadores con el fin de enriquecer el mundo que los rodea por gusto y no por avaricia.

[@danielgonzalezrustriancole6488]

Esta Ted Talk me pareció bastante entretenida e informativa, con las imágenes sumamente claras y divertidas, me ayudó a ampliar mi panorama acerca de la computación y el uso de Software. :)

[@MuhammadSajjad]

proprietary software shouldn`t be in class, except for reverse engineering (Hahahaha)

[@danielplaz9045]

The timer is running on Windows. Congrats.

[@KeironOShea]

Superb presentation by rms.

[@quortalouis3726]

Thank You Very Much...

[@vapourmile]

This has become so very relevant.

[@makielmounirtall6320]

God bless you Mr Stallman

[@2010immortal]

Nice One. Loved the Presentation

[@GuanglinDu]

Great speech by RMS.

[@peytonblanscet6035]

Ive never found anyone who I largely agree with but cannot stand to listen to as much as Stallman😂

[@sudomoon]

Steven Levy in his books calls Richard Stallman : Last of "true" hackers. And he really is !

[@ariyamehr1984]

Love you Richard Stallman

[@danielmota]

Stallman is the BEST!!

[@ctoid]

A presentation about free software on KZbin. RMS: *ABSOLUTELY PROPRIETARY*

[@Leanfs]

Te queremos gordo!

[@EduardoCanizalez]

Jajajaja xD denle a este hombre más likes, por favor!

[@augusto256]

Mas respeto al señor ñu

[@hernandezgarciafernando7897]

En lo personal me pareció una información muy importante lo que se menciona en el vídeo, ya que Richard Stallman explica detalladamente que es el Software Libre, y como se maneja en el, esto debido a que muchas veces creemos que nosotros somos quienes controlamos el equipo cuando en realidad no es así, ya que solo nos escucha, pienso que este tipo de información la deberían de adquirir todo tipo de escuelas.!

[@aaronbono4688]

I deeply appreciate what people like this have done for software and the world in general. What I struggle with, as a software engineer, is just how I can do this and still make a living without having to give up all my free time in the process. I sincerely want to contribute but I do have to make a living and companies have closed source because they need to make money so they can pay their employees and turn a little profit. What would be better than a sermon about how all non-free software is evil would be to explain how software engineers can make their source open for all and still make money. Without that, this is just european wishful thinking.

[@Pocket-Calculator]

Aaron Bono That's a false premise, though. You can make GPL software and sell it, only a tiny fraction of your consumers would try to modify it. As reselling it... well, it's not like being proprietary would avoid that, anyway. Ask Adobe. You could use other licenses as well (MIT is considered libre, too) but then someone could modify without giving you credit and/or make it proprietary like with the BSD license.

[@aaronbono4688]

Abel I could try to sell while making something open source but I would open my intellectual property / innovation to big companies that, if I am very successful, would happily steal what I have and bury me with their big marketing machine. Certainly this is not guaranteed to be the case as many companies have successfully done this. But it is a high risk. Additionally, I would have to fund the work or do it all myself in my spare time and I am already very busy trying to make a living. That being said, I am exploring the idea of making a partially open source service that is free for other open source or non-profit projects. The idea would be to only charge for-profit entities for the use of the tools and to allow other developers to build upon the tools and possibly make money from it (they would be able to sell their customizations on our platform). This hybrid may be the compromise I pursue to give to the community while alleviating my concerns. I would be interested in how such an approach would be received.

[@romeroniel5096]

Me agradó bastante la forma en que presentó el tema ya que fue detallado y en todo momento captó la atención del espectador; así mismo, me pareció interesante la visión que mostró respecto a las grandes empresas y las propias aplicaciones, que en muchas ocasiones son las que tienen un control sobre nosotros. Tras este video me gustaría probar y aprender más sobre software libre y sobre el manejo de Linux:)

[@nanopone]

he's so good at presentations

[@melmeiro]

As being a huge fan of RMS (Richard Stallman), I would like underline that rather than preferring proprietary computer programs, specifically Microsoft Office and Windows Operating Systems, having a deep connection with Libreoffice and Mozilla Firefox, then coming out with a user-friendly, but also defending the spirit behind the FOSS are the most significant steps to taken by us, as the one people in the World. Democratizing the Internet, and accessing the true, non-censored information through the Internet, and other communication channels including TVs cannot be sustained without "free softwares" on a massive scale. As to be proved at recent times, people can easily transform their daily-habits into different, but more compensated ones by not only computer programs backed by companies, but non-profit organizations and communities like Mozilla Foundation and other FOSS projects. I hope with the inevitable contribution of wide-using open standards like HTML5 and WebRTC, the future will be brighter and comfortable for all of us.

[@cenacr007]

everyone be it rms or linus who are fighting for our freedom has my respect. I promise I would inspire people to use gnu/Linux from now onwards.

[@robertwagner7439]

Nice to meet u❤

[@Rotceev]

As a true capitalist I embrace the freedom of choice, so I choose to use the GPL license wherever I program or develop a software, and use the Free Software, whenever I use a computer.

[@kristofru]

The Hero has spoken.

[@israelthomas3987]

We love ya Richie!

[@tranceyy]

Maybe we laughed at him a few years ago, but the funny thing is, he was right all along. In the form of open source, free software now enables most of the innovation, powers most computers, creates productive communities and huge profits for companies that embrace it.

[@techyleviathan2054]

can't stand the irony

[@rusi6219]

I'm sorry but laughing at people simply for practicing what they preach and believing in their values - whether you agree with them or disagree - is indicative of poor upbringing.

[@jimenaruto]

this talk is so beautiful!!!!!

[@ramirozabala5]

Un grande Stallman

[@lamzali]

he finished before the legale time, thank you for sharing your great ideas to the world and one day we will see the results of your efforts thank you

[@longbeachboy57]

I saw (and heard) this guy at KTH in 1989. Spoke for three houts without manuscript. You could hear a needle fall in the audithorium during the entire session...

[@vladanlausevic1733]

Very inspiring talk, thanks :)

[@Strettger]

Install Gentoo.

[@schweinekillerlp2245]

Strettger ...well Gentoo is not 100% free software :) :D

[@doftos]

SchweinekillerLP Parabola is though!

[@theuser9425]

@Dani L Install (GNU/)Linux From Scratch

[@user-wg2by1yi9d]

Gentoo is not comletely free, distribution that Stallman works in is Trisquel GNU/Linux.

[@Ricocossa1]

Most Linux distros have proprietary "blobs" in the kernel. (yes, even Gentoo and Arch Linux. I don't know about the others mentioned here) If you care about free software, Debian is a good option as long as you only download free software on it. There are a few 100% free distros, but not as popular as Debian.

[@cyberrelations729]

Richard Stallman is a hero

[@petrosmalk3150]

Stallman is amazing!

[@xmg5688]

Wow Richard this is best speech yet with out sound like a Crazy 😜 man. Love the slides. Freedom no drm and no pay to play and no spyware. You don't need to give up computers.