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Free software advocate Richard Stallman spoke at Microsoft Research this week

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Mary Jo Foley
Sep 6, 2019

Microsoft invited free software legend Richard Stallman to speak at its Microsoft Research headquarters this week. Stallman, known for launching the Free Software Movement to develop the GNU operating system, was and still is a staunch Microsoft critic.

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