I agree that Stallman's stab at the gates foundation is cheap and uncalled for. However, if you're going to write an article accusing someone else of FUD you'd

I agree that Stallman's stab at the gates foundation is cheap and uncalled for. However, if you're going to write an article accusing someone else of FUD you'd better make sure you're not guilty of it yourself. >"Is Richard Stallman seriously suggesting that it’s right to illegally obtain copyrighted software?" No he isn't. He's suggesting that Bill Gates should have allowed people to share his software. >"It’s one thing to say that Gates should never have charged for his software and another to say that it’s OK to use it without paying." Stallman is saying that the software should have been free as in speech, not free as in beer. Nowhere did he imply that it's OK to use the software without paying.