Today many people are switching to free software for purely practical reasons. That is good, as far as it goes, but that isn't all we need to do! Attracting users to free software is not the whole job, just the first step.

Value your freedom or you will lose it, teaches history. "Don't bother us with politics," respond those who don't want to learn.

I've read that male dolphins try to have sex with humans, and female apes solicit sex from humans. What is wrong with giving them what they want, if that's what turns you on, or even just to gratify them?

In terms of effect on the world, it's very good that I've lived. And so I guess, if I could go back in time and prevent my birth, I wouldn't do it. But I sure wish I hadn't had so much pain.

People sometimes ask me if it is a sin in the Church of Emacs to use vi. Using a free version of vi is not a sin; it is a penance. So happy hacking.

In the free/libre software movement, we develop software that respects users' freedom, so we and you can escape from software that doesn't.

Sharing knowledge is the most fundamental act of friendship. Because it is a way you can give something without loosing something.