What distro does Stallman use?

[Gnobody]

I have always wondered this. At first I thought it might be Debian but he often bashes Debian for its use of non-free software it it's repositories. Does anybody know?

[gil-galad]

I believe the whole fsf office uses debian.

[Gnobody]

It be funny if he used Windows or MacOS on his personal machine at home.

[az]

It be funny if he used Windows or MacOS on his personal machine at home.

Trust me, he does not.

He does his website on Emacs.

[gil-galad]

He does his website on Emacs.

Uhh, not suprising considering that he made emacs. Do you want him to do his website on vi?

[panickedthumb]

I know which distro he uses. Whichever one he wants. He's FREE to choose.

[DJ_Max]

Trust me, he does not.

He does his website on Emacs.
I program in Emacs in OS X. *ducks and runs*

BTW, who is this Stallman guy? So far I know he's created emacs.

[az]

I program in Emacs in OS X. *ducks and runs*

BTW, who is this Stallman guy? So far I know he's created emacs.

Emacs, GCC and the GPL (GNU)

Without him, we would be running the next proprietary operating system after windows instead of using free and open software.

Not to say that he is Jesus or anything. I hear he is quite an arsehole.

[panickedthumb]

Considered by many (most?) who know of him to be the most important person in open source. Some people see him second to Linus, but frankly, I consider Stallman much more a key player than anyone.

[KiwiNZ]

Stallman , Torvolds , etc etc are catalysts , the real key players are the thousands of users and developers out there .

[DJ_Max]

Emacs, GCC and the GPL (GNU)

Without him, we would be running the next proprietary operating system after windows instead of using free and open software.

Not to say that he is Jesus or anything. I hear he is quite an arsehole.
Ahh, ok

[SKLP]

from some interview: OFB: What GNU/Linux distribution do you presently recommend if someone comes up to you and asks how to get started with Free Software? Is there one that meets the FSF's criteria completely?

RMS: Yes, there is. It is called UTUTO, and it is developed by committed free software activists in Argentina.

The existence of this distribution is a big step forward for the free software movement. For many years there was literally no GNU/Linux distribution that I could ethically recommend to the general public. Most distributions contained non-free software; the few exceptions distributed non-free software from their sites.
So maybe he is using that. Btw, who cares what he uses?

[krdp]

What Distro does he use?? Well Emacs of course lol ;-)

[sonny]

My guess is that he made his own distro, just puting together the pices. I don't think it would be hard for someone like him, I mean he's got a lot of skills to do it.

[crashtest]

I read what distro he uses, but I forget the name. It was a fairly obscure distro from South America. There was no stated reason for his preference.

[debian_n00b]

Emacs, GCC and the GPL (GNU)

Without him, we would be running the next proprietary operating system after windows instead of using free and open software.

Not to say that he is Jesus or anything. I hear he is quite an arsehole.



Many genuises/visionaries are, how shall we say, less than diplomatic. He's not an arsehole, if it wern't for RMS' persistance, we (the linux community) would not be as far along as we are.


And he does prefer Debian based distros. One reason being that it includes GNU in the name. If you google his name, you will discover one thing for certain: he does not, under any circumstance or condition, use binary-only software.

[crashtest]

OK, here you go... found on his website, the first of only 4 GNU/linux distros considered to be squeeky-clean: https://e.ututo.org.ar/xp/modules/news/

Keep in mind that Stallman is not a big fan of Linux which he considers to be merely one of the kernels of the GNU operating system. He is also not a big fan of Linus, who he considers to be "just an engineer", and not very political. Stallman's HURD project is finally becoming a useable kernel, and you can bet that Stallman's favorite operating system is GNU/Hurd, NOT GNU/Linux, and of course, never just plain Linux.

[BWF89]

BTW, who is this Stallman guy? So far I know he's created emacs.
You have 555 posts and you don't know who RMS is? Why he's the father of Open Source / Free Software and the single most important person in the world of Linux.

Here you go, read the entire article. Then after your done go to Overstock.com or Thinkgeek.com and order the DVD "Revolution OS"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_OS

and of course, never just plain Linux.
There are certain instances where you cannot correctly use the term "GNU/Linux". Some mobile devices only run the Linux kernal and not the GNU toolkit or something along those lines.

[DJ_Max]

You have 555 posts and you don't know who RMS is? Why he's the father of Open Source / Free Software and the single most important person in the world of Linux.

Here you go, read the entire article. Then after your done go to Overstock.com or Thinkgeek.com and order the DVD "Revolution OS"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_OS

Well, it's not like you see his name all over the place as much as Linus. I have/had 555 posts cause I like this place (I think it's the brown ubuntu color), and usually just answer support questions.

If I have some extra money, I'll think about the DVD.

[poofyhairguy]

Well, it's not like you see his name all over the place as much as Linus.

And that is the reason why he probably uses Hurd and publically barely supports Linux- his ego is not satisfied with GNU=Linux.

He is a cool guy beside the ego though.

[crashtest]

For whatever faults RMS may have, I think he is THE single most important figure in the Free Software movement. He is our consciense, and without his constant battles, all the free software we enjoy would probably have become proprietary by now. RMS started the Free Software movement, wrote the GPL license, and contiunues to fight for freedom on many fronts.

By the way, RMS does not like the term "Open Software" which he feels is just another attempt to get rid of that "nasty" word FREE, that scares away business. In this context of course, Free means Freedom, not zero cost.

RMS is a modern day Don Quixote, tilting at the windmills, and that's good because somebody needs to do it. Long live RMS!

[poofyhairguy]

RMS is a modern day Don Quixote, tilting at the windmills, and that's good because somebody needs to do it. Long live RMS!

What a great statement. I 100% agree.

[chinaski]

I know this is an old thread, but it appears on public searches, so I thought I might correct all the FUD it contains

Stallman is not at all what you all say, he is this (http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/)** and this (http://www.stallman.org/)

humanity to other *but* the ones we [wrongly] consider assholes?

this is very interesting...

didi you know how all the proprietary sh*t started? with a Xerox printer whose drivers were closed, for the first time in computing history, back in the 70's

and who found it out? yes, Stallman the arsehole Don Quixote

and to all of those who criticize him for being a pain in the ***, kids you gotta realize fighting software corporations is not like wearing a "happy hacking" t-shirt while rotating the cube

respect for the man

**it's a book, you can buy it as I did or read the electronic version I linked for FREE. this is Stallman, not a stupid slogan

[LaRoza]

Very old thread...

(RMS uses gNewSense, google it. Ubuntu based, but 100% free)