From the GNU Manifesto to free software From 1983 to 1985, Dr Richard Stallman, writing in the “GNU Manifesto”, outlined his vision for developing a Unix-style operating system with an open source code. He publicly expressed his motivations in the following terms: “I consider that the golden rule requires that if I like a program I must share it with other people who like it. Software sellers want to divide the users and conquer them, making each user agree not to share with others. I refuse to break solidarity with other users in this way. I cannot in good conscience sign a nondisclosure agreement or a software license agreement. […] So that I can continue to use computers without...
novembre 2016
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Free software: a springboard for digital technology in Africa?
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