Creativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results.

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.

Odious ideas are not entitled to hide from criticism behind the human shield of their believers feelings.

To be able to choose between proprietary software packages is to be able to choose your master. Freedom means not having a master.

Geeks like to think that they can ignore politics, you can leave politics alone, but politics won't leave you alone.

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

My favorite programming languages are Lisp and C. However, since around 1992 I have worked mainly on free software activism, which means I am too busy to do much programming. Around 2008 I stopped doing programming projects.