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Well let's talk Minsky since you wanted to bring it up. Minsky and Stallman were long term friends. Minsky is dead and can't defend himself. Stallman, when dire

Well let's talk Minsky since you wanted to bring it up. Minsky and Stallman were long term friends. Minsky is dead and can't defend himself. Stallman, when directly asked about Minsky, said he didn't believe Minsky knew the girl was a sex slave, and Minsky believed the sex was consensual. It's a fair comment by Stallman. Legally it's also irrelevant since believing sex is consensual when it's not doesn't matter. Also there's the issue of it being statutory rape as well, age of consent in Virgin Islands is 18. But Minsky's dead so he can't be prosecuted for either charge anyway. Did Minsky know he was a rapist? Maybe not, Stallman points out. Fair enough. Was Minsky legally a rapist? Almost certainly so. Would have been a good follow up question to Stallman so he could clarify his thoughts. Are Stallman's opinions here objectionable? I don't find them so. Worth annihilating the reputation and life of someone who is possibly the most productive software developer in history? I think not.

etiam 7y ago
I don't particularly want to engage further with what I consider a pure smear campaign, but it seems fair to at least take the time to share the information with you that the woman's deposition mentions she was 'directed to' have sex with Marvin Minsky, but not that she actually did, and there is an eyewitness testifying that Minsky turned her down. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20909030 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20909030 I don't find anything objectionable about Stallman's opinions here either. Quite the contrary in fact.
- dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
  So all this sad show is based on false reporting about something that Stallman didn't say about something that Minsky didn't even do. I don't know how the people who caused this can look at their reflection in the mirror with a straight face.

etiam 7y ago

I don't particularly want to engage further with what I consider a pure smear campaign, but it seems fair to at least take the time to share the information with you that the woman's deposition mentions she was 'directed to' have sex with Marvin Minsky, but not that she actually did, and there is an eyewitness testifying that Minsky turned her down. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20909030 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20909030 I don't find anything objectionable about Stallman's opinions here either. Quite the contrary in fact.

dvfjsdhgfv 7y ago
So all this sad show is based on false reporting about something that Stallman didn't say about something that Minsky didn't even do. I don't know how the people who caused this can look at their reflection in the mirror with a straight face.