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Dude. rms founded the freaking FSF. If he doesn't support free software, then what the hell is he doing? I think what he wrote here makes total sense, even if I
by pachydermic 13y ago
Dude. rms founded the freaking FSF. If he doesn't support free software, then what the hell is he doing? I think what he wrote here makes total sense, even if I use tons of nonfree software myself. I value convenience and performance more than rms does - to him, freedom is much more important.
I think his argument is just that the whole point of GNU and the FSF is to make free software - if they compromised on that, then what would they stand for? And I think that argument makes perfect sense.
- gtirloni 13y agoYou've got to admire RMS for that. In the previous email, ESR is essentially saying "GCC is doomed if it doesn't change, it will be legacy" and RMS response is one of no compromises. I respect that, even though I disagree almost completely and have no alignment with what the FSF proposes.
- thinkpad20 13y agoI understand that he needs and wants to support the cause of free software, but you can do that without making the hyperbolic statements he is making. Being as ideologically rigid as he is can be counter-productive, as people like me are less likely to take his arguments seriously if they seem to be founded more on dogma than sound arguments.