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i would agree with you. stallman is a better fit for a nobel. he's such an inspiration. torvalds just works hard, which is so trivial and boring.
by mieses 17y ago
i would agree with you. stallman is a better fit for a nobel. he's such an inspiration. torvalds just works hard, which is so trivial and boring.
- igorgue 17y agoto be fair... both work hard
- mieses 17y agonobels are often awarded for working hard at being inspirational. i guess that is also a kind of work.
- selven 17y agoWhat he's saying is that Linus is a more behind-the-scenes person, not a public figure (although he does make quite a few controversial forum posts). RMS is out there, at the front, campaigning for his ideals.
- whatusername 17y agoMaybe it's because I'm up late - but I read sarcasm in that post.. RMS talks a lot (similar perhaps to the latest Nobel prize winner* (nominated 8 days into office)), whereas Linus gets stuff done.
- selven 17y agoThat's essentially what I said, just the bias is swapped.