It's easy to understand why people don't listen to him: everything he says is so acerbic and barbed, that anyone who doesn't already agree with him will be imme

It's easy to understand why people don't listen to him: everything he says is so acerbic and barbed, that anyone who doesn't already agree with him will be immediately turned off by his writing. RMS is the Richard Dawkins of free software. If you are already an atheist and enjoy making fun of others, Richard Dawkins is a fun read. If you are a religious person with some doubts, Dawkins is unlikely to convince you of much since he appears to revel so much in calling you an idiot. RMS, like Dawkins, has no sympathy for those with a different point of view. He immediately dismisses anyone not on his team, which is not a great way to gain followers. If RMS cares about the free software movement, my advice to him would be to stop writing and let others with more empathy handle the evangelizing.