ppopoff

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   by ppopoff 10y ago

   Seriously? How about the McDonalds, and Ray Kroc? Never heard of those names?
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   by ppopoff 10y ago

   Except that Stallman uses what you identify as name-calling all the time (cf. Amazon Swindle). Also, the oft-repeated notion that "piracy" is a contemporary slur invented to associate copyright infringers with violence on the high
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   by ppopoff 10y ago

   Brexit is not a pejorative corruption of a pre-existing name or term. Incidentally, it's a basically neutral coinage used by both Leave and Remain camps.
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   by ppopoff 10y ago

   I would even agree that RMS appropriated the term free, but what your statement that RMS says free == copyleft is not remotely true and contradicted by your "source." His definition of "free" is aligned with the OSI defi
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   by ppopoff 10y ago

   > Nearly 20 years later, it's clear that Stallman is almost certain to be a historical figure remembered hundreds of years from now. Hyperbole much? He's not going to be forgotten, but... RMS is a hacker icon, but he's a b
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   by ppopoff 10y ago

   I have mixed feelings about RMS's use of language, but I think you exactly illustrate beagle3's point. Perhaps they are just as valid, but if the contrasting term is just as valid and more in tune with your views, then you might o