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I think Richard Stallman would be more effective at getting his message across if his personal appearance was more in-line with the preferences of mainstream so
by mleonhard 15y ago
I think Richard Stallman would be more effective at getting his message across if his personal appearance was more in-line with the preferences of mainstream society.
- pnathan 15y agoYeah, man looks at the outward. Unfortunately. I suspect that RMS's message would be rejected however he dressed: it is antithetical to many/most forms of business as we know it in the US. Actually, from what I've read of RMS, I'm not even sure how he envisions successful business to operate.
- bitdiddle 15y agoI'm not sure what you mean, are you saying one can't make money using GPL software? Are you saying programmers can't charge for their labor? What message are you referring to? I see many successful businesses, for example IBM, making money hand over fist using Linux. Linux of course is "free software".
- adulau 15y agoor Maybe that why you remember him due to his personal appearance... I saw many talks in past years and I'll always remember the ones from rms but more for his message than his personal appearance.
- bitdiddle 15y agoI would find this comment shocking and insulting if weren't trotted out so often. One might argue with Stallman's ideas, but he walks the talk and he sticks to his guns.