Richard Stallman's LibrePlanet Talk From 5 Years Ago
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-03-18 17:03:20 UTC
- Modified: 2022-03-18 17:03:20 UTC
Recent Techrights' Posts
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- So the word is spreading
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- a question of cost, not skill
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- Over at Tux Machines...
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- Original by Free Software Foundation
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- Over at Tux Machines...
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