# A quote from Richard Stallman

DevFeed: [A quote from Richard Stallman](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-quote-from-richard-stallman-35302.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/ideas/a-quote-from-richard-stallman/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2010-06-30T21:06:53Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [GNU/Hurd](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gnu-hurd.md>)

Tags: [gnu-hurd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gnu-hurd.md>), [ideas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ideas.md>), [quote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quote.md>), [rms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rms.md>)

## AI overview

A quotation attributed to Richard Stallman describes working despite anxiety and uncertainty, with the source noting that it comes from an article about GNU HURD.

## Source excerpt

I have done most of my work while anxious about whether I could do the job, and unsure that it would be enough to achieve the goal if I did. But I tried anyway, because there was no one but me between the enemy and my city. Surprising myself, I have sometimes succeeded. From this article about GNU HURD.