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		babarock on April 6, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stallman: "Facebook is an international parasitism... Off topic: Why is he signing his mail with "Dr" Richard Stallman? His Wikipedia page only mentions a BA.

rpt on April 6, 2012 [–]

He has a bunch of honorary doctorates. I guess those confer the right to sign Dr. (?)

jpdoctor on April 6, 2012 | [–]

Yes. BTW, he did not finish his PhD, which he began at MIT. Side note: MIT does not award honorary doctorates at all.

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