Android is a major step towards an ethical, user-controlled, free-software portable phone, but there is a long way to go.
Richard StallmanOdious ideas are not entitled to hide from criticism behind the human shield of their believers feelings.
Richard StallmanCreativity can be a social contribution, but only in so far as society is free to use the results.
Richard StallmanControl 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.
Richard StallmanIf you can find a host for me that has a friendly parrot, I will be very very glad… DON'T buy a parrot figuring that it will be a fun surprise for me. To acquire a parrot is a major decision: it is likely to outlive you. If you don't know how to treat the parrot, it could be emotionally scarred and spend many decades feeling frightened and unhappy. If you buy a captured wild parrot, you will promote a cruel and devastating practice, and the parrot will be emotionally scarred before you get it. Meeting that sad animal is not an agreeable surprise.
Richard Stallman