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> Richard Stallman still sounds crazy. He doesn't sound crazy he is just very eccentric as a individual. And he has an "extremist" position, some would say. IM
by easytiger 13y ago
> Richard Stallman still sounds crazy.
He doesn't sound crazy he is just very eccentric as a individual. And he has an "extremist" position, some would say. IMHO we need someone like that to keep us honest. Remember all the years people like Microsoft put actually money into discrediting FOSS? Would a wishy washy attitude have done much good then? Diplomacy doesn't work worth a damn when your enemy wants to destroy you by any means possible, be it by embracing you or extinguishing you
- slacka 13y agoHis extreme positions sure sounded crazy to me. Like "I refuse to have a cell phone because they are tracking and surveillance devices... many can be remotely converted into listening devices." After this NSA scandal broke, I feel I was a little quick to judge him. I'm not going to give up my cellphone, but I've already quit using FB and have started using more digital privacy tools like OTR in pidgin.