Richard Stallman - Revision history

109.78.39.50: /* Open letter to remove from all leadership positions, Reworded more professionally */

2026-03-26T18:20:18Z

Open letter to remove from all leadership positions, Reworded more professionally

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	==Open letter to remove from all leadership positions==		==Open letter to remove from all leadership positions==
	in 2021-03-23, an open letter signed by many prominent figures and organizations in the free software scene was published, accusing Stallman that: "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-23 \|year=2021 \|orig-date=2021-03-23 \|title=rms open letter \|url=https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201074050/https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> In retrospect, this was ~~all bullshit political posturing~~.		in 2021-03-23, an open letter signed by many prominent figures and organizations in the free software scene was published, accusing Stallman that: "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-23 \|year=2021 \|orig-date=2021-03-23 \|title=rms open letter \|url=https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201074050/https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> In retrospect however, this was fabricated likely intended to mislead.

	==Free Software Foundation==		==Free Software Foundation==

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2026-02-23T07:33:54Z

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	Richard Stallman is an american programmer and founder of the Free Software Foundation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=William L. \|first=Hosch \|date=2025-10-05 \|title=Richard Stallman - American computer programmer \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Stallman}}</ref> He is known for promoting free software.		Richard Stallman is an american programmer and founder of the Free Software Foundation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=William L. \|first=Hosch \|date=2025-10-05 \|title=Richard Stallman - American computer programmer \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Stallman \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251119184300/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Stallman \|archive-date=19 Nov 2025}}</ref> He is known for promoting free software.

	==Works at MIT==		==Works at MIT==
	He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />		He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260204161457/https://stallman.org/biographies.html \|archive-date=4 Feb 2026}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />

	==Open letter to remove from all leadership positions==		==Open letter to remove from all leadership positions==
	in 2021-03-23, an open letter signed by many prominent figures and organizations in the free software scene was published, accusing Stallman that: "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-23 \|year=2021 \|orig-date=2021-03-23 \|title=rms open letter \|url=https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In retrospect, this was all bullshit political posturing.		in 2021-03-23, an open letter signed by many prominent figures and organizations in the free software scene was published, accusing Stallman that: "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-23 \|year=2021 \|orig-date=2021-03-23 \|title=rms open letter \|url=https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201074050/https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|archive-date=1 Feb 2026}}</ref> In retrospect, this was all bullshit political posturing.

	==Free Software Foundation==		==Free Software Foundation==

23.93.216.104: /* Open letter to remove from all leadership positions */ why is this even on this wiki?

2026-01-03T22:22:13Z

Open letter to remove from all leadership positions: why is this even on this wiki?

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	He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />		He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />

	== Open letter to remove from all leadership positions ==		==Open letter to remove from all leadership positions==
	in 2021-03-23, an open letter signed by many prominent figures and organizations in the free software scene was published, accusing Stallman that: "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-23 \|year=2021 \|orig-date=2021-03-23 \|title=rms open letter \|url=https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|url-status=live}}</ref>		in 2021-03-23, an open letter signed by many prominent figures and organizations in the free software scene was published, accusing Stallman that: "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-23 \|year=2021 \|orig-date=2021-03-23 \|title=rms open letter \|url=https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|url-status=live}}</ref> In retrospect, this was all bullshit political posturing.

	==Free Software Foundation==		==Free Software Foundation==

Belowbelowbelow: added info about the open letter to remove Stallman from leadership positions

2026-01-03T21:44:44Z

added info about the open letter to remove Stallman from leadership positions

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	==Works at MIT==		==Works at MIT==
	He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />		He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />

			== Open letter to remove from all leadership positions ==
			in 2021-03-23, an open letter signed by many prominent figures and organizations in the free software scene was published, accusing Stallman that: "He has shown himself to be misogynist, ableist, and transphobic, among other serious accusations of impropriety."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2021-03-23 \|year=2021 \|orig-date=2021-03-23 \|title=rms open letter \|url=https://rms-open-letter.github.io/ \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Free Software Foundation==		==Free Software Foundation==

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2025-10-25T13:28:16Z

added stub, though not sure if this article is relevant or why

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	Richard Stallman is an american programmer and founder of the Free Software Foundation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=William L. \|first=Hosch \|date=2025-10-05 \|title=Richard Stallman - American computer programmer \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Stallman}}</ref> He is known for promoting free software.		Richard Stallman is an american programmer and founder of the Free Software Foundation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=William L. \|first=Hosch \|date=2025-10-05 \|title=Richard Stallman - American computer programmer \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Stallman}}</ref> He is known for promoting free software.

	== Works at MIT ==		==Works at MIT==
	He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />		He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Stallman \|first=Richard \|title=A serious bio \|url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />

	== Free Software Foundation ==		==Free Software Foundation==
	''Further reading : [[Free software movement]]''		''Further reading : [[Free software movement]]''

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Richard Stallman is an american programmer and founder of the Free Software Foundation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=William L. |first=Hosch |date=2025-10-05 |title=Richard Stallman - American computer programmer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Stallman}}</ref> He is known for promoting free software.

== Works at MIT ==
He worked at MIT from 1971 to 1984.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Stallman |first=Richard |title=A serious bio |url=https://www.stallman.org/biographies.html}}</ref> While at MIT, he wrote the Emacs editor.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He left MIT over his concerns about the copyright of the software he was developing for them<ref name=":0" />

== Free Software Foundation ==
''Further reading : [[Free software movement]]''

The Free Software Foundation is a foundation Stallman created to support the GNU project, and later the GNU/Linux operating system. This later resulted in the creation of the Copyleft system.<ref name=":0" />

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	The Free Software Foundation is a foundation Stallman created to support the GNU project, and later the GNU/Linux operating system. This later resulted in the creation of the Copyleft system.<ref name=":0" />		The Free Software Foundation is a foundation Stallman created to support the GNU project, and later the GNU/Linux operating system. This later resulted in the creation of the Copyleft system.<ref name=":0" />

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