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tl;dr - Man went in trying to interview Stallman with a bunch of preconceptions ("here's what I expected to happen:"), ignored what Stallman was trying to say,
by sedachv 15y ago
tl;dr - Man went in trying to interview Stallman with a bunch of preconceptions ("here's what I expected to happen:"), ignored what Stallman was trying to say, and is now writing an article about how not understanding someone confirmed the prejudices and stereotypes he had about them.
Lunduke is obnoxious, Stallman is a jerk, and it doesn't surprise me that most programmers continue to think they are entitled to earn a living from programming while being the first to shout about the "buggy whip makers" cliche whenever a discussion about jobs and automation comes up.
- acabal 15y agoSeriously. And I expected better than a "think of the children" stance from the interviewer.
- xSwag 15y agoI found it hilarious the way Stallman simply brought down any argument presented to him, I'm sure he mentioned proprietary software not respecting our freedom atleast 20 times, no matter what the argument was. It is safe to say that this man is a true idealist. I wonder what Hacker News' opinion is on this.
- gm 15y agoAgreed, interviewer did no research beforehand. Stallman has always maintained free software is the most important thing, certainly more important than feeding your chickens or your children. No news there. And Stallman also thinks GNU is more important than Linux. And so on.