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I don't think RMS is a villain. I think he's a person who helped create a lot of what we appreciate today, but if he's missing the social skills to be a good re

I don't think RMS is a villain. I think he's a person who helped create a lot of what we appreciate today, but if he's missing the social skills to be a good representative of the open source / free software community, then it's time for him to step aside and leave it to others. It's pretty clear that he's been willing to do whatever is necessary to further the cause of free software -- today, that would mean stepping away from the FSF and leaving it to doing the business of promoting free software rather than having to cover up for his mistakes.

dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago
> today, that would mean stepping away from the FSF While I generally agree with the meaning of your comment, I'm not sure about that point. The big storm of 2019 happened because Selam Gano wrote an article on Medium and multiple media outlets published false headlines, some of them literally saying "Stallman defends Epstein" which is an utter lie. So while I understand the concerns about the issues prior to 2019 (that is, the mention of "hot women" on the door to his office, comments about pedophilia and so on), I believe it would be a huge mistake on our part to give in and agree to what the mob is demanding because the main premises are false. RMS has many flaws and he might be terrible at some social interactions. But he is not the person who many of these people believe he is. Stallman believes in values. His whole life he was fighting not just for Free Software, but many other human rights, including the rights of women, gay people and so on. The fact that Selam managed to convince so many to think otherwise just makes me very sad.
- d_tr 6y ago
  > "Stallman defends Epstein" A quotation of such a headline is still intact in Selam's "Remove Richard Stallman: Appendix A". Nobody gives a shit. I am sad and also pissed off. > His whole life he was fighting not just for Free Software, but many other human rights, including the rights of women, gay people and so on. Yep.

dvfjsdhgfv 6y ago

> today, that would mean stepping away from the FSF While I generally agree with the meaning of your comment, I'm not sure about that point. The big storm of 2019 happened because Selam Gano wrote an article on Medium and multiple media outlets published false headlines, some of them literally saying "Stallman defends Epstein" which is an utter lie. So while I understand the concerns about the issues prior to 2019 (that is, the mention of "hot women" on the door to his office, comments about pedophilia and so on), I believe it would be a huge mistake on our part to give in and agree to what the mob is demanding because the main premises are false. RMS has many flaws and he might be terrible at some social interactions. But he is not the person who many of these people believe he is. Stallman believes in values. His whole life he was fighting not just for Free Software, but many other human rights, including the rights of women, gay people and so on. The fact that Selam managed to convince so many to think otherwise just makes me very sad.

d_tr 6y ago
> "Stallman defends Epstein" A quotation of such a headline is still intact in Selam's "Remove Richard Stallman: Appendix A". Nobody gives a shit. I am sad and also pissed off. > His whole life he was fighting not just for Free Software, but many other human rights, including the rights of women, gay people and so on. Yep.