Since July, 2000, I have
learned to appreciate both the seductive and the
repellent sides of the Richard Stallman persona. Like
Eben Moglen before me, I feel that dismissing that
persona as epiphenomenal or distracting in relation to
the overall free software movement would be a grievous
mistake. In many ways the two are so mutually defining
as to be indistinguishable.
While I'm sure not every reader feels the same level of
affinity for Stallman-indeed, after reading this book,
some might feel zero affinity-I'm sure most will agree.
Few individuals offer as singular a human portrait as
Richard M. Stallman. It is my sincere hope that, with
this initial portrait complete and with the help of the
GFDL, others will feel a similar urge to add their own
perspective to that portrait.
Appendix A : Terminology
For the most part, I have chosen to use the term
GNU/Linux in reference to the free software operating
system and Linux when referring specifically to the
kernel that drives the operating system.
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