It is all about gandhigiri with GNU
About Gandhi: Who does not know him? Here is a site about drawing similarity between Gandhian philosophy and GNU. Stallman started a movement which Gandhi did back in India long before.I will publish FDL documents that bring similarity among both legend's philosophy. Other sites | Expect FDL documents here when they become available. Till then read what Stallman has to say about Gandhi. For rest of Q and A see this link I heard someone mention you as the Gandhi of the software world and you taking objection to it. Do you consider your movement similar to what he did to gain freedom from colonizers? What is your impression of Gandhi? Our movement has much in common with Gandhi's; both are movements for freedom and to end a form of oppression. Gandhi sought to end the rule of the British over India, and we seek to end the rule of the software developers over cyberspace. However, I feel uncomfortable when people compare me with Gandhi, because I have not earned such praise. I have not had to face the hardships that Gandhi had to face. And where Gandhi and his movement succeeded in ending British colonialism, we have not yet succeeded in freeing computer users from the domination of non-free software. We have only made a beginning. I hope that by the time my life is over I will deserve such a comparison. Above Q and A has following notice: Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article
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