Richard Stallman Scared of Russia | Linux Today

Richard Stallman Scared of Russia

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 13, 2008

“The visit of the Free Software Foundation leader Richard
Stallman to Russia in March 2008 could be canceled because of the
problems with too-late visa application. A part of the trouble
appeared to be Stallman’s rejection to get help from Victor
Alksnis, the State Duma member and the only Russian politician who
helps Free Software and Open Source movements in Russia.

“Alksnis promoted Stallman’s upcoming visit thru his blog posts,
and said he could help with ‘administrative issues’ as well…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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