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| 2023 | Stallman later announced that he was in remission and receiving treatment for his lymphoma. |
| September 2023 | Richard Stallman publicly revealed his diagnosis of follicular lymphoma during his keynote presentation at the GNU 40th anniversary event, stating his prognosis was good and expressing hope to be around for years to come. |
| April 12 2021 | The FSF board made a statement reaffirming its decision to bring back Richard Stallman, despite criticism from multiple organizations. |
| March 2021 | Stallman announced his return to the FSF board of directors at LibrePlanet2021, which prompted an open letter on GitHub calling for his removal. |
| October 2019 | 33 GNU project maintainers publicly called for a collective decision about the project's organization, criticizing Stallman's behavior as undermining the project's core values. |
| September 16 2019 | Stallman announced his resignation from both MIT and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) due to pressure and misunderstandings surrounding his comments. |
| September 14 2019 | Stallman publicly acknowledged and revised his previous views on underage sex, writing on his blog that he had learned about the psychological harm to children through personal conversations. |
| September 13 2019 | Vice published an email chain containing Stallman's controversial comments about Jeffrey Epstein and Marvin Minsky, which sparked widespread criticism. |
| 2018 | Instituted 'Kind Communication Guidelines' for the GNU project to maintain constructive mailing list discussions. |
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