Free as in Freedom. (Information Sources).Sam Williams ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0 596 00287 4 "Free as in Freedom," traces Richard Stallman's evolution from gifted, solitary child to teen outcast to revered and reviled crusader. As the leader of the free software movement, Stallman is one of the most influential and controversial personalities in hacker culture today. Through extensive interviews with Stallman, his family, and fellow hackers, author Sam Williams has created an intimate portrait of this freedom fighter. No one is apathetic ap·a·thet·ic adj. Lacking interest or concern; indifferent. ap  a·thet about Stallman, the controversial founder of
the Free Software Foundation (FSF FSF - Free Software Foundation ). A brilliant coder, MacArthur
'genins grant' recipient, and self-described borderline
autistic autistic /au·tis·tic/ (aw-tis´tik) characterized by or pertaining to autism. , he single-handedly launched the movement that threatens to
beat Microsoft by radically changing the rules of the software game. To
Stallman, free software--'free as in speech, not beer"--is a
moral imperative. From the moment he encountered "unfree"
printer software in 1980, he has dedicated his life to ridding the world
of proprietary code. Equipped with a messianic zeal, world-class
programming talent, and a fair measure of geek A technically oriented person. It has typically implied a "nerdy" or "weird" personality, someone with limited social skills who likes to tinker with scientific or high-tech projects. The origin of the term dates back to the late 1800s. charisma, he set out to
enlist every last programmer in his crusade for freedom.
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