This is sad, but it was also bound to happen eventually. I went to one of his talks a few years ago, and what had been billed as a one hour talk dragged on for

This is sad, but it was also bound to happen eventually. I went to one of his talks a few years ago, and what had been billed as a one hour talk dragged on for almost 2 1/2 hours. After the first hour, people were getting up and leaving. Whenever anyone did, he would call them out from the stage. It was very awkward. While I believe strongly in Free Software, I think the movement would really benefit from a new more charismatic leader, someone from a younger generation. I hate to say that because RMS has given and sacrificed so much, but times have changed.