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It's kind of the other way around here. RMS: "Well I invented the free software movement, did a lot of badass things for open source etc." Interviewer: "What

• DanBC 6y ago
  > Is this enough of a reason to not hire someone? 1) Yes, when most of the job is public facing. 2) That's emphatically not only what he's accused of. He's accused actions in the workplace while carrying out his official business. Imagine being 18 and going to a conference and a 50 year old bloke gives you a "pleasure card". https://twitter.com/tihxu/status/463691653035745280?s=20 https://twitter.com/tihxu/status/463691653035745280?s=20 sharing good books, good food and exotic music and dance tender embraces unusual sense of humour Richard Stallman
  • prepend 6y ago
    > 1) Yes, when most of the job is public facing. That’s no good. In open source projects all commits are public facing. All developers give talks at meetups and cons. If this is the standard we’ll have then we’ll end up in a worse place. RMS is back on the board, amongst many. He’s not the chairman, he doesn’t represent the whole org. He’s just one person, part of an organization trying to promote free software.
    • DanBC 6y ago
      Maybe you just need to avoid management, which frequently requires people to toe a corporate line.