the sorcerer's code.

The article discusses the author's conversation with Richard Stallman, a computer programmer who established a free software (FS) movement in large to address his own concerns about digital privacy and the future of information sharing. Topics mentioned include the difference between FS and propriet...

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Publicado en:	Psychology Today Vol. 49; no. 6; pp. 78 - 87
Autor principal:	hutson, matthew
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Sussex Publishers LLC Nov/Dec2016
Materias:	Information technology Medical ethics Privacy Access to information Ethics Electronic security systems Computer software Medical databases Information storage & retrieval systems Operating rooms Data security
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Sumario:	The article discusses the author's conversation with Richard Stallman, a computer programmer who established a free software (FS) movement in large to address his own concerns about digital privacy and the future of information sharing. Topics mentioned include the difference between FS and proprietary software, open source software, and the creation of the free operating system GNU. Also explored are Stallman's way of life and character.