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Free Software, Free Society

selected essays of Richard Stallman
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Free Software, Free Society is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Richard Stallman[3]
  • Editor: Free Software Foundation[4]
  • Publisher: Free Software Foundation[5]
  • Genre: essay[6]
  • Place of publication: Boston[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Publication date: 2002[10]
  • Has edition or translation: Free Software, Free Society[11]
  • Work available at URL: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/fsfs/rms-essays.pdf[12], https://books.google.fr/books?id=UJlNAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&hl=fr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false[13]
  • Number of pages: 220[14]
  • Title: Free Software, Free Society ː Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman[15]
  • Author of foreword: Lawrence Lessig[16]

Why It Matters

Free Software, Free Society has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Lawrence Lessig Richard Stallman United States

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  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Editor → Free Software Foundation
    Place of publication → Boston
    Language of work or name → English
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