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If nothing else, Stallman serves as a constant reminder that we should consider the extremes -- both free, and what would happen should freedom disappear -- in
by mcav 18y ago
If nothing else, Stallman serves as a constant reminder that we should consider the extremes -- both free, and what would happen should freedom disappear -- in order to keep a realistic perspective.
- rms 18y agoWe should be happy that RMS is out there fighting the good fight. Though most of us don't go quite as far as he does, our livelihood depends on the availability of Free and open source software, and the ideals of the Free Software Movement. Democratic society is built on debate. When you have people at various extremes arguing you end up somewhere in the middle and I'm glad RMS is there to skew the average.
- ratsbane 18y agoStallman's Javascript proposal seemed a bit out there to me to as I was reading it but then I remembered how many of Stallman's other ideas seemed goofy at the time they were written. In 1989 the GPL was an absurd idea but now it's been hugely successful and changed everything for all of us. He's earned enough lifetime karma points for me to think carefully about what he's saying. Also, by definition radically good ideas have to start out as radical ideas.