Richard Stallman Explains His Account in Identi.ca and Distributed Social Networks
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2014-02-23 20:24:47 UTC
- Modified: 2014-02-23 20:24:47 UTC

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Summary: Dr. Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation's founder, talks about the RMS account at Identi.ca and more
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Worth noting: After our last interview release (about Diaspora) someone created an RMS account at JoinDiaspora, echoing what already exists in Ideni.ca and Stallman.org
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