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He didn't dismiss the advice, but indicated he was skeptical of it. Pretty mild really. As a rule I am skeptical of all advice, irrespective of how well aligne

• jamesaguilar 15y ago
  When your reply to criticism consists of only the statement that you are skeptical of that criticism, it is an implicit rejection of the criticism. I think almost any human would read it that way. Yes, all he said was that he was skeptical. But if Stallman really is just commenting that he is skeptical, it is a poorly timed observation. I suspect you are wrong and that he means more than the literality of what he is saying.
  • shasta 15y ago
    It's obviously a rejection, but not obviously for the reason stated. From his point of view, he's just received a forward of an "open letter" that some blogger he's never heard of has already published seeking to gather attention at his expense. My guess is that he really wanted to write "Who are you? Go fuck yourself" but thought better of it, and this was really the only point he could score given how little he knows about the blogger.
    • RyanMcGreal 15y ago
      It shouldn't matter what Stallman knows about the blogger. Either the argument itself is worth responding to, or it isn't.
• jellicle 15y ago
  In this case you can be certain Stallman is not listening. That's the interpretation that any native English speaker would and should take from that reply.