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RMS Running For GNOME Board Of Directors

Posted by timothy on from the thus-could-the-circle-be-completed dept.

An anonymous reader points to this story at Newsforge which says that "RMS is throwing his hat in the ring as a candidate for the GNOME foundation board of directors. Speculation is that he's pissed because the GNOME summary keeps mentioning non-free software; now he's going to (try to) do something about it."

11 of 439 comments (clear)

  1. Re:fr1st ps0t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    is it me, or is that space not blank anymore?

  2. Re:fr1st ps0t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you know, you'll grow hair on your palms if you don't stop doing that!

  3. MODERATORS - ABOVE POSTER IS AN IMPOSTER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wil Wheaton's real slashdot name

  4. Re:Or maybe he just wants to work on GNOME? by dillon_rinker · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    Of course, keeping it free will obviously be a concern of his, but it might not be his main concern.

    AAACK! Here, sir, is a credit card, with no limit on it. I invite you to visit the clue store and purchase all you can. Alternatively, go to gnu.org and READ a bit of what RMS has written. I cannot believe that his concern will be anything BUT keeping it free. Freedom is more important than good, fast, or cheap to him...

  5. Damned moderators- by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This should be labelled as 'Funny' not 'Insightful' :p

  6. Re:HELO MISTER RMS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    flaimbaet? why flaembate!?!? i just ahd a simple questin for mr rms!

    teh moderaters ar smoking cheep, three doller crack!

  7. ego? by Sabalon · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    Okay...so in 1983 when he started thinking about his OS, and that it should have a GUI interface, therefore he is the grand-father of GNOME?

    1. Re:ego? by Greg+Lindahl · · Score: 1, Offtopic


      Well, if you want to call Al Gore a liar for that, then that's settled; I call you "a person who makes things up." I still appreciate Al Gore's efforts.

      RMS has reasoning behind his statement. Why not ask him about it? Or you can flame on slashdot. Your call.

  8. OK, Who's Lenin in this passion play? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Origially I thought that Lenin == Stallman, but that's all wrong.

    Here's what I've got so far:

    Lenin == ???
    Stalin == RMS
    Trotsky == Miguel

    Sombody make sure Miguel stays in Boston. We need his dose of reason around here.

    1. Re:OK, Who's Lenin in this passion play? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      In the Czarist times (pre-1997, foundation of GNOME project):

      Czar == Mattias Ettrich
      Lenin == RMS
      Trotsky == Miguel (sidekick to RMS)

      after Lenin's death:

      Lenin == dead
      Stalin == RMS
      Trotsky == Miguel

      But wait, this senario leads people to beleive that Lenin was actually a reincarnation of Stalin, as RMS == RMS. I'm not sure if I agree with this theory because Stalin and Lenin's lives overlapped.

      This leads me to beleive that RMS was actually a daemon. First he possessed Lenin, and then after Lenin died, RMS floated into the body of Stalin and stabbed Miguel (Trostky) in the back.

  9. Re:MODERATORS FUCK THIS CUNT UP THE ASS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dude ... that's all that guy was tryin to do. make a joke. looks like he did a good job too - it's currently gotten 2 Funny mods.