Richard Stallman Stallman, Richard M. <person> Richard M. Stallman. Founder of the {GNU} project. He resigned from the {AI lab} at {MIT} so he would be free to produce {free software} which he could then distribute on his own terms. He went on to establish the {Free Software Foundation} to support the production of free software and ensure its free distribution. E-mail: <[email protected]>. (1994-10-28)