As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman

, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
By fall, Stallman was back within the mainstream population of New York City hig
h-school students. It wasn't easy sitting through classes that seemed remedial i
n comparison with his Saturday studies at Columbia, but Lippman recalls proudly
her son's ability to toe the line.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Frustrated, Steele took it upon himself to the solve the problem. He gathered to
gether the four different macro packages and began assembling a chart documentin
g the most useful macro commands. In the course of implementing the design speci
fied by the chart, Steele says he attracted Stallman's attention.
"He used to be so conservative," she says, throwing up her hands in mock exasper
ation. "We used to have the worst arguments right here at this table. I was part
of the first group of public city school teachers that struck to form a union,
and Richard was very angry with me. He saw unions as corrupt. He was also very o
pposed to social security. He thought people could make much more money investin
g it on their own. Who knew that within 10 years he would become so idealistic?
All I remember is his stepsister coming to me and saying, `What is he going to b
e when he grows up? A fascist?'"
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Thirty years after the fact, Lippman punctuates the memory with a laugh. "To tel
l you the truth, I don't think I ever figured out how to solve that puzzle," she
says. "All I remember is being amazed he knew the answer."
For all the agony it produced, adolescence would have a encouraging effect on St
allman's sense of individuality. At a time when most of his classmates were grow
ing their hair out, Stallman preferred to keep his short. At a time when the who
le teenage world was listening to rock and roll, Stallman preferred classical mu
sic. A devoted fan of science fiction, Mad magazine, and late-night TV, Stallman
cultivated a distinctly off-the-wall personality that fed off the incomprehensi
on of parents and peers alike.
As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman
, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.

As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman
, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
By fall, Stallman was back within the mainstream population of New York City hig
h-school students. It wasn't easy sitting through classes that seemed remedial i
n comparison with his Saturday studies at Columbia, but Lippman recalls proudly
her son's ability to toe the line.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Frustrated, Steele took it upon himself to the solve the problem. He gathered to
gether the four different macro packages and began assembling a chart documentin
g the most useful macro commands. In the course of implementing the design speci
fied by the chart, Steele says he attracted Stallman's attention.
"He used to be so conservative," she says, throwing up her hands in mock exasper
ation. "We used to have the worst arguments right here at this table. I was part
of the first group of public city school teachers that struck to form a union,
and Richard was very angry with me. He saw unions as corrupt. He was also very o
pposed to social security. He thought people could make much more money investin
g it on their own. Who knew that within 10 years he would become so idealistic?
All I remember is his stepsister coming to me and saying, `What is he going to b
e when he grows up? A fascist?'"
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Thirty years after the fact, Lippman punctuates the memory with a laugh. "To tel
l you the truth, I don't think I ever figured out how to solve that puzzle," she
says. "All I remember is being amazed he knew the answer."
For all the agony it produced, adolescence would have a encouraging effect on St
allman's sense of individuality. At a time when most of his classmates were grow
ing their hair out, Stallman preferred to keep his short. At a time when the who
le teenage world was listening to rock and roll, Stallman preferred classical mu
sic. A devoted fan of science fiction, Mad magazine, and late-night TV, Stallman
cultivated a distinctly off-the-wall personality that fed off the incomprehensi
on of parents and peers alike.
As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman
, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla

table across cultures and time.

As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman
, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
By fall, Stallman was back within the mainstream population of New York City hig
h-school students. It wasn't easy sitting through classes that seemed remedial i
n comparison with his Saturday studies at Columbia, but Lippman recalls proudly
her son's ability to toe the line.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Frustrated, Steele took it upon himself to the solve the problem. He gathered to
gether the four different macro packages and began assembling a chart documentin
g the most useful macro commands. In the course of implementing the design speci
fied by the chart, Steele says he attracted Stallman's attention.
"He used to be so conservative," she says, throwing up her hands in mock exasper
ation. "We used to have the worst arguments right here at this table. I was part
of the first group of public city school teachers that struck to form a union,
and Richard was very angry with me. He saw unions as corrupt. He was also very o
pposed to social security. He thought people could make much more money investin
g it on their own. Who knew that within 10 years he would become so idealistic?
All I remember is his stepsister coming to me and saying, `What is he going to b
e when he grows up? A fascist?'"
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Thirty years after the fact, Lippman punctuates the memory with a laugh. "To tel
l you the truth, I don't think I ever figured out how to solve that puzzle," she
says. "All I remember is being amazed he knew the answer."
For all the agony it produced, adolescence would have a encouraging effect on St
allman's sense of individuality. At a time when most of his classmates were grow
ing their hair out, Stallman preferred to keep his short. At a time when the who
le teenage world was listening to rock and roll, Stallman preferred classical mu
sic. A devoted fan of science fiction, Mad magazine, and late-night TV, Stallman
cultivated a distinctly off-the-wall personality that fed off the incomprehensi
on of parents and peers alike.
As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman
, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli

gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman
, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
By fall, Stallman was back within the mainstream population of New York City hig
h-school students. It wasn't easy sitting through classes that seemed remedial i
n comparison with his Saturday studies at Columbia, but Lippman recalls proudly
her son's ability to toe the line.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Frustrated, Steele took it upon himself to the solve the problem. He gathered to
gether the four different macro packages and began assembling a chart documentin
g the most useful macro commands. In the course of implementing the design speci
fied by the chart, Steele says he attracted Stallman's attention.
"He used to be so conservative," she says, throwing up her hands in mock exasper
ation. "We used to have the worst arguments right here at this table. I was part
of the first group of public city school teachers that struck to form a union,
and Richard was very angry with me. He saw unions as corrupt. He was also very o
pposed to social security. He thought people could make much more money investin
g it on their own. Who knew that within 10 years he would become so idealistic?
All I remember is his stepsister coming to me and saying, `What is he going to b
e when he grows up? A fascist?'"
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf
ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.
Thirty years after the fact, Lippman punctuates the memory with a laugh. "To tel
l you the truth, I don't think I ever figured out how to solve that puzzle," she
says. "All I remember is being amazed he knew the answer."
For all the agony it produced, adolescence would have a encouraging effect on St
allman's sense of individuality. At a time when most of his classmates were grow
ing their hair out, Stallman preferred to keep his short. At a time when the who
le teenage world was listening to rock and roll, Stallman preferred classical mu
sic. A devoted fan of science fiction, Mad magazine, and late-night TV, Stallman
cultivated a distinctly off-the-wall personality that fed off the incomprehensi
on of parents and peers alike.
As a single parent for nearly a decade-she and Richard's father, Daniel Stallman
, were married in 1948, divorced in 1958, and split custody of their son afterwa
rds-Lippman can attest to her son's aversion to authority. She can also attest t
o her son's lust for knowledge. It was during the times when the two forces inte
rtwined, Lippman says, that she and her son experienced their biggest battles.
The German sociologist Max Weber once proposed that all great religions are buil
t upon the "routinization" or "institutionalization" of charisma. Every successf

ul religion, Weber argued, converts the charisma or message of the original reli
gious leader into a social, political, and ethical apparatus more easily transla
table across cultures and time.