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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Member since:2005-07-24
I believe RMS is a genius when it comes to code
What in the Nine Worlds would make you believe that??? Is there some concrete evidence somewhere that the rest of us have missed? Or do you mean that some contributors to GNU projects are very good at what they do?
every time RMS opens his mouth, large WHOOM can be heard around the world with all PR people working for open source companies facepalming same time.
Yes. We really do need to do something about Grace Poole's drinking. :-P
Edited 2009-09-24 21:57 UTC
Member since:2005-07-06
RE: RMS is pure coherence.
by sbergman27 on Thu 24th Sep 2009 22:21
in reply to "RMS is pure coherence."
Member since:2005-07-24
RMS has an ideology (Free Software) and He's mathematically coherent with that ideology.
Mathematically speaking... not all geometries are relevant to the real world. In fact, most aren't.
Even assuming that his views were logically consistent (a point about which I withhold comment for now) that doesn't mean that they are consistent with the real world around us.
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2006-02-16
RMS is a idealist and an extremist at that...I would compare him to greenpeace activist in way he prefers to do things, his ideals are good and intentions well but the way he goes about with these things only serves to alienate him from the moderates.
I believe RMS is a genius when it comes to code but he REALLY should leave public speeches to other people because it's very known fact that every time RMS opens his mouth, large WHOOM can be heard around the world with all PR people working for open source companies facepalming same time.