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Software differs +from material objects—such as chairs, sandwiches, and +gasoline—in that it can be copied and changed much more easily. +These possibilities make software as useful as it is; we believe +software users should be able to make use of them.</p> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">What is Free Software?</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/why-free.html">Why + Software Should Not Have Owners</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/shouldbefree.html">Why + Software Should Be Free</a> (This is an older and longer + essay about the same topic as the previous one)</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">Why Free Software Needs + Free Documentation</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/when-free-depends-on-nonfree.html"> + When Free Software Depends on Nonfree</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/selling.html">Selling Free Software</a> is OK!</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free and + Non-Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/floss-and-foss.html"> FLOSS and FOSS</a></li> + <li><a href="/software/reliability.html">Free Software is More Reliable!</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/when-free-software-isnt-practically-superior.html"> + When Free Software Isn't (Practically) Superior</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">Why + “Open Source” misses the point of Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/free-open-overlap.html">How Free Software and + Open Source Relate as Categories of Programs</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/linux-gnu-freedom.html">Linux, GNU, and + Freedom</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/gnutella.html" + id="Gnutella">Regarding Gnutella</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/schools.html">Why Schools Should Use + Exclusively Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/my_doom.html">MyDoom and You</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/15-years-of-free-software.html"> + 15 Years of Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/free-software-intro.html">Free Software movement</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.html"> + Your Freedom Needs Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/fs-motives.html"> + Motives For Writing Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/government-free-software.html">Measures + Governments Can Use to Promote Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/uruguay.html">Lesson from Uruguay</a>. The FSF + learned something from a bill presented in Uruguay.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html"> + Why programs must not limit the freedom to run them</a> — + Freedom 0 must not be limited.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/imperfection-isnt-oppression.html"> + Imperfection is not the same as oppression</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/applying-free-sw-criteria.html"> + Applying the Free Software Criteria</a></li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="aboutgnu">About the GNU Operating System</h3> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/gnu/initial-announcement.html">Initial announcement of + the GNU Operating System</a></li> + <li><a href="/gnu/manifesto.html">The GNU Manifesto</a></li> + <li><a href="/gnu/gnu-history.html">Brief history of the GNU Project</a></li> + <li><a href="/gnu/thegnuproject.html">The GNU Project</a>, + a longer and more complete description of the project and its + history.</li> + <li><a href="/fsf/fsf.html">The official website of the Free Software Foundation</a></li> + <li><a href="/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html">Why GNU/Linux?</a></li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="LicensingFreeSoftware">Licensing Free Software</h3> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/licenses/licenses.html">General information on licensing + and copyleft</a></li> + <li><a href="/licenses/license-list.html">A list of free and nonfree + licenses, with comments</a>.</li> + <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions About + the GNU Licenses</a></li> + <li><a href="/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html">Why You Shouldn't Use the + Lesser GPL for Your Next Library</a></li> + <li><a href="/licenses/copyleft.html">Copyleft</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.html">Why Copyleft?</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/university.html">Releasing Free Software if + You Work at a University</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">Copyleft: Pragmatic Idealism</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">Javascript Trap</a>. + You may be running nonfree programs on your computer + every day without realizing it—through your web browser.</li> + <li><a href="http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/20050211.html"> + Censorship envy and licensing</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/x.html">The X Window System Trap</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/apsl.html">The Problems of the Apple License</a></li> + <li><a href="/licenses/bsd.html">The BSD License Problem</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl.html">The Netscape Public License + Has Serious Problems</a>. An <a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl-old.html"> + earlier version of this article</a> is also available.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/udi.html">The Free Software Movement and UDI</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/gates.html">It's not the Gates, it's the + bars</a>, an article by Richard Stallman published in BBC News in + 2008.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft.html">Is Microsoft the Great Satan?</a> + (An <a href="/philosophy/microsoft-old.html">older version</a> of + this article is also available.)</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft-antitrust.html">The Microsoft + Antitrust Trial and Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft-verdict.html">On the Microsoft Verdict</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft-new-monopoly.html"> + Microsoft's New Monopoly</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/lest-codeplex-perplex.html"> + Lest CodePlex perplex</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/plan-nine.html" id="PlanNineLicense"> + The Problems of the Plan 9 License</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/motif.html" id="MotifLicense"> + The New Motif License</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/using-gfdl.html" id="UsingGFDL">Using the GNU FDL</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/gpl-american-way.html" id="GPLAmericanWay"> + The GNU GPL and the American Way</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/gpl-american-dream.html" id="GPLAmericanDream"> + The GNU GPL and the American Dream</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/enforcing-gpl.html" id="EnforcingGPL"> + Enforcing the GNU GPL</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/selling-exceptions.html"> + On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html" id="FreedomOrPower"> + Freedom or Power?</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html" id="NoWordAttachments"> + We Can Put an End to Word Attachments</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/java-trap.html" id="JavaTrap"> + Free But Shackled - The Java Trap</a> (Although Sun has + <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-welcomes-gpl-java.html"> + relicensed</a> most of its Java platform reference implementation + under the GNU General Public License, the issue described in this + article still remains important.)</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/rtlinux-patent.html">GPL-compliant version + of RTLinux Open Patent License in Works</a></li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="Laws">Laws and Issues</h3> + +<p><a href="/philosophy/stallmans-law.html">Stallman's Law</a></p> + +<h4 id="patents">Patents</h4> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/limit-patent-effect.html">Giving the Software + Field Protection from Patents</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/w3c-patent.html">FSF's Position on W3 + Consortium “Royalty-Free” Patent Policy</a> + rewritten</li> + + <li>How to Protect the <a href="/philosophy/protecting.html">Right + to Write Software</a> (whether it's free or not).</li> + + <li>In <a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/princeton-scientists-sue-over-squelched-research"> + Felten v. RIAA</a>, scientists are asking a court to rule that the + Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) does not prohibit them from + publishing their research.</li> + + <li><a href="https://www.eff.org/search/site/dvd cases/">EFF + “Intellectual Property”: MPAA (Motion Picture Association of + America) DVD Cases Archive</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/patent-reform-is-not-enough.html">Patent + Reform Is Not Enough</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/savingeurope.html">Saving Europe from + Software Patents</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/europes-unitary-patent.html">Europe's + “unitary patent” could mean unlimited software patents</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/amazon.html">Boycott Amazon!</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/amazon-nat.html">Amazon Boycott Success!</a>, a + letter from Nat Friedman to Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/amazon-rms-tim.html">Letter from RMS to Tim + O'Reilly</a> in regard to a statement by Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, on + the duration of software patents.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/amazonpatent.html">Amazon's patent on a system + for placing a purchase order over the internet</a>, with notes by Richard + Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064858/http://www.researchoninnovation.org/patent.pdf" + id="SequentialIPandI">Sequential Innovation, Patents, and + Imitation</a> is a paper that presents a mathematical model showing + how patents can impede progress in fields like software.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/hague.html">Harm from the Hague</a>.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/guardian-article.html">Opposing The European + Software Patent Directive</a>, a slightly modified version of the + article originally published in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/international"> + The Guardian</a> of London, by Richard Stallman and Nick Hill.</li> + + <li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/aug/02/comment.business"> + Soft sell</a>. Richard Stallman's comments on the defeat of the EU + software patenting directive. Published in <i>The Guardian</i> in 2005.</li> + + <li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/jun/23/onlinesupplement.insideit"> + Patent absurdity</a>, an article by Richard M. Stallman published in + <i>The Guardian</i> in 2005.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/bill-gates-and-other-communists.html">Bill Gates + and Other Communists</a>. An article by Richard Stallman published + in CNET News.com in 2005.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/trivial-patent.html">The Anatomy of a + Trivial Patent</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/fighting-software-patents.html" id="FightingSoftwarePatents"> + Fighting Software Patents - Singly and Together</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/software-patents.html">Software patents — + Obstacles to software development</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/software-literary-patents.html" id="SoftwareLiteraryPatents"> + Software Patents and Literary Patents</a>, by Richard M. Stallman. + Speaking of patenting artistic techniques, US patent (6,935,954) + covers making game characters start to hallucinate when (according to + the game) they are being driven insane. That is getting pretty close + to the hypothetical examples cited in this article.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/gif.html">Why there are no GIF files on GNU web + pages</a>. While this story is a historical illustration of the danger of + software patents, these particular patents are now no longer a concern. + For details of our website + <a href="/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html#UseofGraphics"> + policies regarding GIFs</a>, see our <a href="/server/standards/"> + web guidelines</a>.</li> +</ul> + +<h4 id="copyright">Copyright</h4> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/assigning-copyright.html">When a Company Asks + For Your Copyright</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/public-domain-manifesto.html">Why I Will Not Sign + the Public Domain Manifesto</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/pirate-party.html">How the Swedish Pirate Party + Platform Backfires on Free Software</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/misinterpreting-copyright.html">Misinterpreting + Copyright</a> is another essay by Richard Stallman about the + flaws in popular defenses of copyright law.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/eldred-amicus.html">FSF's Brief Amicus + Curiae in the Eldred v. Ashcroft Supreme Court case</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/push-copyright-aside.html">Science must + “push copyright aside”</a>, another work of <a + href="http://www.stallman.org">Richard Stallman</a> that appeared in + the <a + href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050729110347/http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/stallman.html"> + Nature Webdebates</a> in 2001, explains how copyright is impeding + progress in scientific research. You may also be interested in <a + href="https://www.plos.org/">The Public Library of + Science</a>, which is dedicated to making scientific research freely + available to all on the Internet.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/reevaluating-copyright.html">Reevaluating + Copyright: The Public must prevail</a></li> + + <li><a href="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvashcroft/cyber/complaint_orig.html"> + Eldred v. Reno</a> is about a lawsuit to overturn a law that extends + copyright by 20 extra years.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright.html">Freedom-Or + Copyright?</a>, by Richard Stallman (an <a + href="/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright-old.html">older version</a> of + this essay remains online as well.)</li> + + <li>An <a href="https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/archive/downloads/research/gpl/OIIFB_GPL2_20040903.pdf"> + English translation of the famous + decision of the District Court of Munich</a> regarding the enforceability and + validity of the GPL. The translation was done by the Oxford Internet + Institute.</li> + <!-- This link is broken + <li><a href="http://www.humaninfo.org/copyrigh.htm">Examples of + Excellent Copyright Policies</a></li> + --> +</ul> + +<h4 id="drm">Digital Restrictions Management</h4> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/correcting-france-mistake.html"> + Correcting My Mistake about French Law</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/the-root-of-this-problem.html">The problem is + software controlled by its developer</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/computing-progress.html">Computing + “progress”: good and bad</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/opposing-drm.html">Opposing Digital Rights + Mismanagement</a>, by Richard M. Stallman, answers a few common + questions about DRM.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/ebooks.html">Ebooks: Freedom Or + Copyright</a> a slightly modified version of the article, originally + published in Technology Review in 2000, by Richard Stallman</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/ebooks-must-increase-freedom.html"> + Ebooks must increase our freedom, not decrease it</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/can-you-trust.html">Can you trust your + computer?</a>, a work by Richard Stallman about the so-called + “trusted computing” initiatives.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/right-to-read.html">The Right to Read: A + Dystopian Short Story</a> by Richard Stallman.</li> +</ul> + +<h4 id="noip">The propaganda +term <a href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#IntellectualProperty"> +“Intellectual Property”</a></h4> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/komongistan.html">The Curious History of + Komongistan (Busting the term “intellectual property”)</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/no-ip-ethos.html">Don't Let + “Intellectual Property” Twist Your Ethos</a>, by + Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li>Comments from Richard Stallman + on <a href="/philosophy/ipjustice.html">the ICLC's rejection of the + IP Enforcement Directive</a></li> + + <li>Richard Stallman has + written <a href="/philosophy/boldrin-levine.html">a review of + Boldrin and Levine's “The case against intellectual + property.”</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/not-ipr.html">Did You Say + “Intellectual Property”? It's a Seductive Mirage</a>. + An essay on the true meaning of the phrase “Intellectual + Property”, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> +</ul> + +<h4 id="ns">Network Services</h4> +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.html"> + Network Services Aren't Free or Nonfree; They Raise Other Issues</a> an + article by Richard Stallman.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">Who + does that server really serve?</a> by Richard Stallman published + in <a href="http://www.bostonreview.net/richard-stallman-free-software-DRM"> + Boston Review.</a></li> +</ul> + +<h4 id="cultural">Cultural and Social Issues</h4> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/phone-anonymous-payment.html">Anonymous + Payment by Phone</a></li> + + <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/03/facebook-abusing-data-law-privacy-big-tech-surveillance"> + A radical proposal to keep your personal data safe</a>, by Richard + Stallman</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/surveillance-testimony.html">Surveillance + Testimony</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/devils-advocate.html"> + Why the Devil's Advocate Doesn't Help Reach the Truth</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/hackathons.html"> + Why Hackathons Should Insist on Free Software</a> + by Richard Stallman</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/technological-neutrality.html"> + Technological Neutrality and Free Software</a> + by Richard Stallman</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html">How Much + Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?</a> by Richard Stallman</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/nonfree-games.html">Nonfree DRM'd Games on + GNU/Linux: Good or Bad?</a> by Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/apr/06/digital-economy-bill-richard-stallman"> + Digital economy bill: One clown giveth and the other clown taketh + away</a>, by Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/digital-inclusion-in-freedom.html"> + Is Digital Inclusion A Good Thing? How Can We Make Sure It Is?</a> + By Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/wsis.html">World Summit on the Information + Society</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/wassenaar.html">Encryption software + volunteers needed in countries without export control</a>.</li> + + <li>How to Protect the <a href="/philosophy/basic-freedoms.html"> + Freedoms of Speech, Press, and Association</a> on the Internet.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/privacyaction.html">Protect Postal + Privacy</a>, a campaign to resist the proposed rule by the United + States Postal Service to collect private information from + customers.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/ucita.html">Why We Must Fight UCITA</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/second-sight.html">Free Software and + (e-)Government</a> — an article from The Guardian, by Richard + Stallman (originally published under the title “Second + Sight”).</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/fs-and-sustainable-development.html"> + Free Software and Sustainable Development</a> — A short + article by Richard Stallman regarding the use of proprietary + software in cultural development.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/keep-control-of-your-computing.html"> + Keep control of your computing, so it doesn't control you!</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/judge-internet-usage.html"> + A wise user judges each Internet usage scenario carefully</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html">The Danger of E-Books</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html"> + Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program?</a> By + Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/contradictory-support.html"> + Beware of Contradictory “Support”</a></li> +</ul> + + +<h4 id="misc">Misc</h4> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/posting-videos.html">Posting Videos</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/proprietary.html">Clearly established + cases of proprietary software that does nasty things to the + users</a>.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/practical.html">The advantages of free + software</a>.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html">The + Bug Nobody is Allowed to Understand</a>, By Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/sun-in-night-time.html">The Curious + Incident of Sun in the Night-Time</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/sco/sco-gnu-linux.html">SCO, GNU, and + Linux</a>, by Richard Stallman, discusses how SCO's lawsuit against + IBM pertains to the work of the GNU project. Please see + the <a href="/philosophy/sco/sco.html">FSF SCO Response Page</a> for + more details on this subject.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/ms-doj-tunney.html">FSF's Statement in + Response to Proposed Revised Final Judgment in Microsoft vs. United + States, submitted to the US Department of Justice under the Tunney + Act</a>.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/new-monopoly.html">U.S. Congress Threatens + to Establish a New Kind of Monopoly</a>, an attempt of the Congress + to create a private monopoly over repeating publicly known + information.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/dat.html">The Right Way to Tax DAT</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/censoring-emacs.html">Censoring My + Software</a>, by Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/funding-art-vs-funding-software.html">Funding + Art vs Funding Software</a>, by Richard Stallman.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html"> + Android and Users' Freedom</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html">Ubuntu Spyware: What to Do?</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/whats-wrong-with-youtube.html">What's Wrong with + YouTube</a></li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/netscape.html">Netscape and Free Software</a>, + an old article that clarifies some misunderstandings about an + announcement by Netscape.</li> + + <li><a href="/philosophy/rms-comment-longs-article.html">Comments on + Roderick Long's Article</a>.</li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="terminology">Terminology and Definitions</h3> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.html"> + Free Hardware and Free Hardware Designs</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html">Confusing Words</a> + which You Might Want to Avoid</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/wipo-PublicAwarenessOfCopyright-2002.html"> + Public Awareness of Copyright, WIPO, June 2002</a>. On how WIPO + recognizes that their system is designed to restrict the public, and + how they propose to modify terminology so that people won't notice.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">Why + “Open Source” misses the point of Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html">“Open + Source Software” or “Free Software”?</a> + (This is an older essay about the same topic as the previous one.)</li> + <li>Richard Stallman wrote <a href="/philosophy/drdobbs-letter.html"> + letter to the editor</a> of Dr. Dobb's Journal in June 2001 which further + explains the distinction between the Free Software and Open Source + movements.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free and + Non-Free Software</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/loyal-computers.html"> + What Does It Mean for Your Computer to Be Loyal?</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/fs-translations.html">Translations of the + term “free software”</a> into various languages.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html">Why call it the + Swindle</a></li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="upholding">Upholding Software Freedom</h3> + +<ul> + <li><a href="/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html">Saying No to unjust + computing even once is help</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/install-fest-devil.html">Install Fests: + What to Do about the Deal with the Devil</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/upgrade-windows.html">What Is the Right Way to + Upgrade an Installation of Windows?</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/use-free-software.html">The Free Software + Community After 20 Years</a>, With great but incomplete success, + what now?</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.html">Thank You, Larry McVoy</a>, + by Richard M. Stallman.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/social-inertia.html"> + Overcoming Social Inertia</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/compromise.html">Avoiding Ruinous Compromises</a></li> + <li><a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html"> + Free Software Is Even More Important Now</a></li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="humor">Philosophical humor</h3> + +<ul> +<li><a href="/fun/humor.html#Philosophy">Philosophy Humor</a>. + We don't have to be serious <i>all</i> the time.</li> +</ul> + +</div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> +<!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> +<div id="footer"> +<div class="unprintable"> + +<p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to <a +href="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><gnu@gnu.org></a>. There are also <a +href="/contact/">other ways to contact</a> the FSF. 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