Z:gnu-www-ja-2001-12-03-Takeda--57ed7a-Dr. Stallman receives this hon/en

Dr. Stallman receives this honor for launching the Free Software Movement and leading the development of the GNU operating system. GNU, started by Stallman in 1984, is a completely Free Software operating system: it gives users the freedom to copy, share, modify and redistribute the software. The Free Software Movement, started along with GNU, advocates and defends these freedoms worldwide.