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the GNU/Linux operating system is its proper name - let's give credit where credit is due
'''Richard M. Stallman''' ('''RMS''') is the founder of the [[Free Software Foundation]] and the brains behind the [[GNU]] General Public License (GPL). The GNU GPL is used in the [[Linux]] operating system, and in other popular software. Stallman was part of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the 1970s, where he did a lot of creative computer programming (which he and his friends called "hacking").
'''Richard M. Stallman''' ('''RMS''') is the founder of the [[Free Software Foundation]] and the brains behind the [[GNU]] General Public License (GPL) and the [[GNU/Linux]] operating system. Stallman was part of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the 1970s, where he did a lot of creative computer programming (which he and his friends called "[[hacking]]").
He conceived of the notion of "[[free software]]" where the software is free as in "free speech", as opposed to "free beer". It is formally licensed as an alternative to the [[public domain]]. He as actively promoted forming a worldwide community of programmers and software users who can all equally share the benefits of new and improved software donated to the community.
He conceived of the notion of "[[free software]]" where the software is free as in "free speech", as opposed to "free beer". It is formally licensed as an alternative to the [[public domain]]. He as actively promoted forming a worldwide community of programmers and software users who can all equally share the benefits of new and improved software donated to the community.