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I don't care about what Stallman thinks, and neither should you. If you're here, it's probably because you are (or want to) running a startup, and you're doing

I don't care about what Stallman thinks, and neither should you. If you're here, it's probably because you are (or want to) running a startup, and you're doing it to make money. In most instances, Stallman's philosophy is fundamentally against that, or at least indifferent to it. If you pursue his ideas seriously and consistently, you will fail in business. Do you really want that? If your answer is yes, why are you reading hn?

anigbrowl 17y ago
I agree. Although I care deeply about this issue and agree with some of his views, Stallman seems to me like a classic case of someone who who makes the perfect into the enemy of th good. Every time I read his output I am beset by the urge to respond by blatantly plagiarizing him.
- maxharris 17y ago
  I don't think that Stallman's ideals are good (let alone perfect!)
  - anigbrowl 17y ago
    Oh, I didn't put that very well. I meant that I thought the public domain manifesto, while far from perfect, is a good idea. RMS appeared to me to be criticizing it too harshly because it didn't meet his standard of perfection. However, I prefer not to comment on him as an individual. For one thing, his accomplishments significantly exceed mine, and for another, I see many similar personality traits in myself.
kiba 17y ago
In most instances, Stallman's philosophy is fundamentally against that, or at least indifferent to it. If you pursue his ideas seriously and consistently, you will fail in business. Any software license that discriminate against business users is against the free software philosophy. That being said, an anti-copyright business model has not worked against me so far in the two years I been operating a open content website. The economic knowledge that I accumulated over years, has convinced me that a "public domain", not a "free software" approach to software and media is one of the most dangerous ideas that a capitalist would hold. I welcome the day when someone finally took that idea and implement it ruthlessly in its full glory. It would be the most beautiful chaos that I would ever witness in my lifetime. It would be creative destruction at its finest. It is to destroy a fundamental belief that is pervasive in the heart and minds of the masses and showing people that what they thought was their security, was their downfall. Thousand of engineers, artists, and all kind of entrepreneurs thrown into the street left to fend for themselves overnight. I guess the threat isn't credible, because it come from the rambling mouth of a high schooler who probably want free musics. Oh well.
aquateen 17y ago
Lost a little faith in humanity reading this comment.
pmccool 17y ago
What about "know thy enemy", assuming that Stallman is fundamentally against making money?

anigbrowl 17y ago

I agree. Although I care deeply about this issue and agree with some of his views, Stallman seems to me like a classic case of someone who who makes the perfect into the enemy of th good. Every time I read his output I am beset by the urge to respond by blatantly plagiarizing him.

maxharris 17y ago
I don't think that Stallman's ideals are good (let alone perfect!)
- anigbrowl 17y ago
  Oh, I didn't put that very well. I meant that I thought the public domain manifesto, while far from perfect, is a good idea. RMS appeared to me to be criticizing it too harshly because it didn't meet his standard of perfection. However, I prefer not to comment on him as an individual. For one thing, his accomplishments significantly exceed mine, and for another, I see many similar personality traits in myself.

kiba 17y ago

In most instances, Stallman's philosophy is fundamentally against that, or at least indifferent to it. If you pursue his ideas seriously and consistently, you will fail in business. Any software license that discriminate against business users is against the free software philosophy. That being said, an anti-copyright business model has not worked against me so far in the two years I been operating a open content website. The economic knowledge that I accumulated over years, has convinced me that a "public domain", not a "free software" approach to software and media is one of the most dangerous ideas that a capitalist would hold. I welcome the day when someone finally took that idea and implement it ruthlessly in its full glory. It would be the most beautiful chaos that I would ever witness in my lifetime. It would be creative destruction at its finest. It is to destroy a fundamental belief that is pervasive in the heart and minds of the masses and showing people that what they thought was their security, was their downfall. Thousand of engineers, artists, and all kind of entrepreneurs thrown into the street left to fend for themselves overnight. I guess the threat isn't credible, because it come from the rambling mouth of a high schooler who probably want free musics. Oh well.

aquateen 17y ago

Lost a little faith in humanity reading this comment.

pmccool 17y ago

What about "know thy enemy", assuming that Stallman is fundamentally against making money?