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Stallman, Richard Matthew was born in 1953 in New York City.
(The intersection of ethics, law, business and computer so...)
The intersection of ethics, law, business and computer software is the subject of these essays and speeches by MacArthur Foundation Grant winner, Richard M. Stallman. This collection includes historical writings such as The GNU Manifesto, which defined and launched the activist Free Software Movement, along with new writings on hot topics in copyright, patent law, and the controversial issue of "trusted computing." Stallman takes a critical look at common abuses of copyright law and patents when applied to computer software programs, and how these abuses damage our entire society and remove our existing freedoms. He also discusses the social aspects of software and how free software can create community and social justice. Given the current turmoil in copyright and patent laws, including the DMCA and proposed CBDTPA, these essays are more relevant than ever. Stallman tackles head-on the essential issues driving the current changes in copyright law. He argues that for creativity to flourish, software must be free of inappropriate and overly-broad legal constraints. Over the past twenty years his arguments and actions have changed the course of software history; this new book is sure to impact the future of software and legal policies in the years to come. Lawrence Lessig, the author of two well-known books on similar topics, writes the introduction. He is a noted legal expert on copyright law and a Stanford Law School professor.
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GNU Emacs is much more than a text editor; over the years it has expanded into an entire work flow environment. Programmers are impressed by its integrated debugging and project management features. Emacs is also a multi-lingual text editor, can handle all your email and Usenet news needs, display web pages, and even has a diary and a calendar for your appointments. When you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, Emacs contains games to play. Features include: • Special editing modes for 25 programming languages including Java, Perl, C, C++, Objective C, Fortran, Lisp, Scheme, and Pascal. • Special scripting language modes for Bash, other common shells, and creating Makefiles for GNU/Linux, Unix, Windows/DOS and VMS systems • Support for typing and displaying in 21 non-English languages, including Chinese, Czech, Hindi, Hebrew, Russian, Vietnamese, and all Western European languages • Creates Postscript output from plain text files and has special editing modes for LaTeX and TeX • Compile and debug from inside Emacs • Maintain extensive ChangeLogs • Extensive file merge and diff functions • Directory navigation: flag, move, and delete files and sub-directories recursively • Run shell commands from inside Emacs, or even use Emacs as a shell itself (Eshell) • Version control management for release and beta versions, with CVS and RCS integration. • And much more! This book picks up where the introductory on-line tutorial, available in several languages, included with Emacs, ends. It explains the full range of Emacs' power and contains reference material useful to expert users. Appendices with specific material for Macintosh and Microsoft OS users are included.
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This is a high-quality, hardbound edition of the official GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual, from the current Emacs Version 24.5 distribution. It is printed on acid free and lignin free paper, that meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper. *** The GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is also available for free within GNU Emacs itself, via the help system, or online. Professional users may find this hardbound edition convenient for frequent consultation, and an excellent copy for desktop reference. *** For each copy of this manual sold, 10% of its gross sale revenue is donated to the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
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(This book collects the writing of Richard Stallman in a m...)
This book collects the writing of Richard Stallman in a manner that will make its subtlety and power clear. The essays span a wide range, from copyright to the history of the free software movement. They include many arguments not well known, and among these, an especially insightful account of the changed circumstances that render copyright in the digital world suspect. They will serve as a resource for those who seek to understand the thought of this most powerful man--powerful in his ideas, his passion, and his integrity, even if powerless in every other way. They will inspire other who would take these ideas, and build upon them.
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(GNU Emacs is much more than a simple word processor. Over...)
GNU Emacs is much more than a simple word processor. Over the years it has expanded into an entire work flow environment. Programmers will be impressed by its integrated debugging and project management features. Emacs is also a multi-lingual word processor, can handle all your email and Usenet news needs, display web pages, and even has a diary and a calendar for your appointments! And when you tire of all the work you can accomplish with it, there are games to play. Features include: * Special editing modes for 25 programming languages including Java, Perl, C, C++, Objective C, Fortran, Lisp, Scheme, and Pascal. * Special scripting language modes for Bash, other common shells, and creating Makefiles for GNU/Linux, UNIX, Windows/DOS and VMS systems. * Support for typing and displaying in 21 non-English languages, including Chinese, Czech, Hindi, Hebrew, Russian, Vietnamese and all Western European languages. * Creates Postscript output from plain text files and has special editing modes for LaTeX and TeX * Compile and debug from inside Emacs * Maintain program ChangeLogs * Extensive file merge and diff functions * Directory navigation: flag, move and delete files and sub-directories recursively. * Run shell commands from inside Emacs, or even use Emacs as a shell itself (Eshell) * Set up tag tables * Version control management for release and beta versions, with CVS and RCS integration and much more! This book picks up where the introductory on-line tutorial included with Emacs ends. It explains the full range of Emacs' power and contains reference material useful to expert users. Appendixes with specific material for MacIntosh and Microsoft OS users are included.
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Stallman, Richard Matthew was born in 1953 in New York City.
Bachelor in Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Glasgow, Scotland, 2001.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Free University, Brussels, 2003. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Nacional de Salta, Argentina, 2004. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Pavia, Italy, 2007.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Los Angelos de Chimbote, Peru, 2007. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Nacional Trujillo, Peru, 2008. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Lakehead University of Canberra, 2009.
Software developer Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1971-1983. Chief GNUisance, GNU Project, since 1984. Founder, president Free Software Foundation, Boston, since 1985.
Honorary professor University Nacional de Ingeniería de Perú, 2003, University Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, 2007.
(The intersection of ethics, law, business and computer so...)
(This is a high-quality, hardbound edition of the official...)
(GNU Emacs is much more than a text editor; over the years...)
(This book collects the writing of Richard Stallman in a m...)
(GNU Emacs is much more than a simple word processor. Over...)
(Book by Stallman, Richard M., Stallman, M. Richard)
(12th Edition, Version 19.33, July 1996.)
Board directors League Programming Freedom, 1989-1995, president, 1989-1992. Member of National Academy of Engineering, American Academy Arts and Sciences.