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I like Stallman. He's a man of principles, we need people like him to stand up and advocate for the things he does. But his ways are extreme and not something t
by gcau 5y ago
I like Stallman. He's a man of principles, we need people like him to stand up and advocate for the things he does. But his ways are extreme and not something that's reasonable for many people.
- squarefoot 5y agoI thought about the same when I listened to him live like 20 years ago, then SCO vs Linux happened, the Sony rootkit happened, mobile spyware disguised as apps happened, devices with built-in privacy violation code happened, etc. So, yes, he's an extremist and uncomfortable at times, but we badly need others like him in the tech field.
- luckylion 5y agoTo point out problems and as a voice of warning: I absolutely agree. But on the other hand: a lot of negative things happened because a lot of things happened. I doubt we'd have a similar amount of things happening if everyone only used the purest of pure software and "learn, configure, maintain and run seven services so you can use chat" was what everyone does. Having zero wiggle room is terrible for making progress.
- kragen 5y agoStallman never advocated that everyone should learn, configure, maintain and run seven services so you can use chat.
- kragen 5y agoIf you like Stallman you've never worked with him. But he was right about this.