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> RMS is and always has been ... more than willing to engage in personal attacks in service to the causes that interest him. Can you cite something? Your abov
by RickHull 15y ago
> RMS is and always has been ... more than willing to engage in personal attacks in service to the causes that interest him.
Can you cite something? Your above quotations are not personal attacks. He is explaining (poorly) that the chosen venue was not correct for the content being communicated. He is speaking in terms of principles and not attacking the person's identity.
- msbarnett 15y agoHis first sentence is a (slightly testy) comment that the emacs mailing list wasn't the right forum for a birth announcement. This didn't require telling the guy that the birth of his child was menacing, insignificant because it was accomplished by a female instead of a male, and complicit in mass starvation and genocide. The "wrong forum" content was just an incidental cover for a long-form attack on that person because it happened to push Stallman's buttons, and Stallman was in a position of power on the list from which he could conveniently abuse the poster without fear of repercussion. It's bullying every bit as much as the attacks on Stallman.