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At the HOPE conference last month, Stallman said he would on occasion borrow a stranger's smartphone should he be in a public place and need to make a phone cal

At the HOPE conference last month, Stallman said he would on occasion borrow a stranger's smartphone should he be in a public place and need to make a phone call.

throwanem 10y ago
He also called people who don't agree with his stance fools, and said that he holds them in contempt. I guess that doesn't extend to refusing, on principle, to get the benefit of contemptible foolishness when he finds it useful to do so.
- simbalion 10y ago
  is it wrong to call a fool a fool?
  - sjwright 10y ago
    It's not a question of wrong, it a question of productive.
  - throwanem 10y ago
    It's certainly foolish to ignore every perspective save one's own.
Esau 10y ago
Personally, I am leery of barrowing anyone's smart phone, but not due to software freedom. From what I have seen, nearly everyone uses their phones while sitting on the toilet. Gross.
- mchahn 10y ago
  > nearly everyone uses their phones while sitting on the toilet. Gross. That's a common myth. Toilets have virtually no germs. I've seen so many studies that say "ice dispensers have more germs than a toilet", etc. In a study done on germs on the areas of the body, the area around the nose came in first, the hands second, and the groin near the last. Germs don't come out of your butt.