I've called him a 'serial rapist', and said he deserved to be imprisoned. But many people now believe I defended him — and other inaccurate claims — and feel a real hurt because of what they believe I said. I'm sorry for that hurt. I wish I could have prevented the misunderstanding.
— Richard Stallman Contemporary

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Statement on his personal website after resigning from MIT and FSF

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2019

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Controversial

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/18/prominent-computer-scientis…

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