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The statement was why Stallman specifically has not had much of an impact, not Linux writ large. and, you're right. The rape comments came late. But let me remi
by underclocked 4y ago
The statement was why Stallman specifically has not had much of an impact, not Linux writ large. and, you're right. The rape comments came late. But let me remind you that it's emblematic of a larger... issue with Stallman's ability to communicate effectively. If you don't think the way Stallman behaves is at least partly to blame for people's ability to take him seriously, I don't know what to tell you.
https://daringfireball.net/2019/09/richard_stallmans_disgrace https://daringfireball.net/2019/09/richard_stallmans_disgrac...
- the_af 4y agoNot a fan at all of Gruber. But more importantly, Stallman's lack of hygiene is not terribly relevant to his points. We're not talking about being friends with Stallman, after all. I also think when RMS made his more salient and prescient points, most people weren't familiar with him personally, just with his remarks. The world was less connected back then. So his personality flaws really didn't make a huge impact (nor should they have).