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> As usual, RMS is content to sit back and complain rather than take action to try to effect positive change. Apart from inventing your world, RMS also has th
by davidgerard 11y ago
> As usual, RMS is content to sit back and complain rather than take action to try to effect positive change.
Apart from inventing your world, RMS also has the absolutely unforgivable habit of being right about things. This is what really pisses people off about him. (see also: Theo deRaadt)
- na85 11y agoInventing my world? You mean how he invented democracy, electricity, the internet, the worldwide web, air travel, artificial satellites, and cars? Oh wait, he invented none of those things. I'd say his greatest achievement is GCC, which is a pretty awesome piece of software, but to claim he invented anyone's world is laughable.
- xolve 11y ago> world emacs, GCC, gdb, earlier GNU software were written by RMS. He gave meaning to the term free software and propagated use of free software and free hardware. His ideas on using non-free Java, Flash, TiVo and DRM put those issues on centerstage. If we see GPL being used so widely his dedication cannot be ignored at all. Just like Steve Jobs didn't write all code of Apple or Next (FYI: He wrote none) but still he is "creator" it current Apple, similarly RMS is a chief figure of free and copyleft software.
- na85 11y agoThanks for reinforcing my point