Computer hero 22 july 2013
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By Bonita Blaney
*COMPUTER HERORICHARD STALLMAN
RICHARD MATTHEW STALLMAN
BORN: 16 March 1953, New York City, United States
NATIONALITY : American OTHER NAMES: RMS, St. iGNUcius (avatar) OCCUPATION : President of the Free Software Foundation KNOWN FOR : Free software movement, GNU, Emacs, GCC Website : www.stallman.org
Who is Richard Stallman?
*Known as RMS
*An American Software Freedom Activist
*Computer Programmer
*Campaigns for the freedom of study
*distribute and modify software
*What did Richard do?
*Best known for launching the GNU Project
*Founding the Free Software Foundation
*Developing the GNU Compiler Collection and GNU Emacs
*Writing the GNU General Public License.
*He has received fourteen honorary doctorates and professorships for this work.
*Unusual Facts
*Does not celebrate Christmas but Grav mass
*Admires Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela
*Recommends not using mobile phones
*Science Fiction fan
*As well as English, speaks fluent French and Spanish
QUIZ TIME
*QUESTION 1Choose the correct answer
What initials does Richard Stallman often
use?
A RMS
B
C
RSM
RSS
WELL DONE
THE CORRECT ANSWER
WRONG - TRY AGAIN
YES NO
*QUESTION 2Choose the correct answer
Richard is an American Software Freedom?
A Actor
B
C
Activist
Actress
*QUESTION 3Choose the correct answer
What Project did Richard Stallman launch?
A UN Project
B
C
GM Project
GNU Project
*QUESTION 4Choose the correct answer
What occasion does Richard Stallman not
celebrate?
A Christmas
B
C
Easter
American Independence Day
Congratulations