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Free as in Freedom: Chapter 7
This website excerpt is from the book "Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software" by Sam Williams. It details the origins of the GNU project, focusing on Stallman's experiences at the MIT AI Lab and the events that led to his decision to create a free software operating system. Specifically, it covers: * The demise of the ITS system, the lab's primary operating system, and the shift to Twenex. * The conflict between hackers and lab management over security and system control. * The "Symbolics War" where Stallman opposed the commercialization of the Lisp Machine by Symbolics and his dedication to LMI. * The decision to build GNU and the founding of the Free Software Foundation.
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This website excerpt is from the book "Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software" by Sam Williams. It details the origins of the GNU project, focusing on Stallman's experiences at the MIT AI Lab and the events that led to his decision to create a free software operating system. Specifically, it covers: * The demise of the ITS system, the lab's primary operating system, and the shift to Twenex. * The conflict between hackers and lab management over security and system control. * The "Symbolics War" where Stallman opposed the commercialization of the Lisp Machine by Symbolics and his dedication to LMI. * The decision to build GNU and the founding of the Free Software Foundation.
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