15 Quotes from Torvalds and Stallman about Free and Open Source Software
I read the below quotes h3r3 , and I wanted to share them with everyone 1. "To be able to choose between proprietary software packages is to be able to choose your master. Freedom means not having a master. And in the area of computing, freedom means not using proprietary software." -Richard M. Stallman 2. “Software is like sex: it's better when it's free.” -Linus Torvalds 3. “Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. 'Don't bother us with politics', respond those who don't want to learn.” -Richard M. Stallman 4. “Software patents are a huge potential threat to the ability of people to work together on open source. Making it easier for companies and communities that have patents to make those patents available in a common pool for people to use is one way to try to help developers deal with the threat.” -Linus Torvalds 5. “If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punishe...