One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control.

It's clear that other problems such as [...] the domination of business over government, science, thought, and society, are much bigger than non-free software.

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.

I have met bright students in computer science who have never seen the source code of a large program. They may be good at writing small programs, but they can't begin to learn the different skills of writing large ones if they can't see how others have done it.

Once GNU is written, everyone will be able to obtain good system software free, just like air.

Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult.

If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.