Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 24th Sep 2009 13:35 UTC, submitted by Hiev
If you don't like personal, blog-style reporting, you might want to skip this item. A few days ago, during a speech at Software Freedom Day in Boston, Richard Stallman has, at least in my book, crossed a line that I thought he would never cross.
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RE[2]: RMS is always right
by sorpigal on Fri 25th Sep 2009 14:10
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Member since:2005-11-02
Don't underestimate the usefulness of stating the obvious from a pulpit.
Maybe RMS said things other people in similar positions knew, so maybe it was 'obvious'. What makes this not pointless is that people who *didn't* find it obvious were thereby informed.
If it's so easy to be right the way RMS has been right, why aren't you famous for being right? If you don't tell anybody else obvious things they remain obvious only to you.
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2005-07-24
No. RMS says things which are obvious to many, and his followers then consistently practice revisionist history to give him the credit. There's a difference.
Edited 2009-09-24 16:36 UTC