Saying "free software has failed" is like saying "communism has failed". What the author really means is that the FSF's achievements have not satisfied his exp

Saying "free software has failed" is like saying "communism has failed". What the author really means is that the FSF's achievements have not satisfied his expectation. However, expectations are subjective and personal. That is a perfectly good opinion, but it's an opinion. The FSF could shut down tomorrow, but the existing GPL software would continue to further the goals of free software, however successful they might be at it. How many organizations can you name that wield that kind of eternal influence? To me that puts them into a row with the French Revolution and Bauhaus.