Due to his eccentricity, Stallman has always been a target of jokes, ranging from lighthearted to truly mean, both deserved and not, in various communities worl

Due to his eccentricity, Stallman has always been a target of jokes, ranging from lighthearted to truly mean, both deserved and not, in various communities worldwide, even among people who have never interacted with him in any way. I lack information needed to assess his behavior, so I don't try to, but whenever I hear stories like "Stallman hates plants" or "tell him you're a vi user" it doesn't make the claims appear stronger. Quite the opposite actually - the newcomers being "warned" are obviously going to miss all the context behind these jokes and easily assume that the man has to be dangerous, whether that was the intention or not. I'd assume that a person familiar with rms who would like to seriously warn someone about his misbehavior would go out of their way to not make it seem like a joke.