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Richard Stallman

When I launched the development of the GNU system, I explicitly said the purpose of developing this system is so we can use our computers and have freedom, thus if you use some other free system instead but you have freedom, then it's a success. It's not

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Richard Stallman is saying that his main goal in creating the GNU system was to ensure users have freedom when using their computers. He acknowledges that if people choose a different free system that also provides freedom, then his goal is achieved, regardless of which system they use.

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