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Wish more people took Stallman more seriously and rejected closed source software.

• throwaway81523 4y ago
  https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight https://old.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight
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• danielheath 4y ago
  In spite of being right very often, he's managed to make himself remarkably difficult to take seriously - including quite a few acts I couldn't even have dreamed up. His behavior makes it easier for me to understand how "Surgeons should wash hands" remained such an unpopular idea for so long.
  • throwaw32823 4y ago
    Precisely this is the reason one should take RMS seriously. Can you imagine how ridiculous this might been in 1997 when mobiles and kindles did not exist, yet he was so damn right. RMS does not compromise and its very rare to find some one like him who is both technically sound and also being an activist.
• bheadmaster 4y ago
  Nitpick: Software can be free while being closed-source, as "open-source" refers to a development model, not the liberty of its users. A more precise term to use would be "proprietary software".