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His activism is quite bad for profits and that makes some people angry at him. This indirectly led to him being accused of being a sexual predator but it doesn

by pydry 3y ago

His activism is quite bad for profits and that makes some people angry at him. This indirectly led to him being accused of being a sexual predator but it doesnt mean he actually is one.

astrange 3y ago
What about the part of his activism where he makes up stupid baby names for everything he doesn't like, shouts at all his colleagues and eats skin off his toes?
- pydry 3y ago
  The attempts at character assassination are a natural side effect of his profit-hostile activism. The attacks on his character and the noisy tantrum Google had over AGPL a few years ago (e.g. even banning it from their own version of github for a while) are manifestations of the same desire to see him and his movement nullified.
  - astrange 3y ago
    It's funny because the GPL is not anti-profit, as there's two very natural models for it: one where you sell commercial licenses for people who can't use GPL software, and one where you sell support and development contracts for it.
    - pydry 3y ago
      It isnt anti the concept of profit, it just had the effect of chewing through a lot of profit margins. The GPL was responsible for breaking Microsoft's desktop OS monopoly, for instance. A watered down FSF run by an inoffensive do-nothing would be a better outcome for big tech than leaving him in charge. Hence the all the attempts to cancel him, including via cynically hijacking #metoo.
- mcpackieh 3y ago
  None of that makes him a sexual predator. You're using "he's a weirdo" to imply "he's dangerous". Obvious bullshit.
  - astrange 3y ago
    I never said he's dangerous. I would say he's obnoxious and antisocial.
    - mcpackieh 3y ago
      Why would you bring that up in relation to " Richard Stallman #metoo cancellation attempt", unless you were trying to insinuate some sort of connection between his "obnoxious antisocial" tendencies and the sexual predator allegations (that is what is meant by "#metoo cancellation attempt")

by pydry 3y ago

His activism is quite bad for profits and that makes some people angry at him. This indirectly led to him being accused of being a sexual predator but it doesnt mean he actually is one.

astrange 3y ago

What about the part of his activism where he makes up stupid baby names for everything he doesn't like, shouts at all his colleagues and eats skin off his toes?

pydry 3y ago
The attempts at character assassination are a natural side effect of his profit-hostile activism. The attacks on his character and the noisy tantrum Google had over AGPL a few years ago (e.g. even banning it from their own version of github for a while) are manifestations of the same desire to see him and his movement nullified.
- astrange 3y ago
  It's funny because the GPL is not anti-profit, as there's two very natural models for it: one where you sell commercial licenses for people who can't use GPL software, and one where you sell support and development contracts for it.
  - pydry 3y ago
    It isnt anti the concept of profit, it just had the effect of chewing through a lot of profit margins. The GPL was responsible for breaking Microsoft's desktop OS monopoly, for instance. A watered down FSF run by an inoffensive do-nothing would be a better outcome for big tech than leaving him in charge. Hence the all the attempts to cancel him, including via cynically hijacking #metoo.
mcpackieh 3y ago
None of that makes him a sexual predator. You're using "he's a weirdo" to imply "he's dangerous". Obvious bullshit.
- astrange 3y ago
  I never said he's dangerous. I would say he's obnoxious and antisocial.
  - mcpackieh 3y ago
    Why would you bring that up in relation to " Richard Stallman #metoo cancellation attempt", unless you were trying to insinuate some sort of connection between his "obnoxious antisocial" tendencies and the sexual predator allegations (that is what is meant by "#metoo cancellation attempt")