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RMS Asks Miguel to Explain Himself

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-the-tempers-red-flare dept.

phaze3000 writes "RMS, responding to questions from the audience at the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil last week, has asked Miguel de Icaza to explain himself to the Free software community about comments made last week that Gnome should be based on .NET in the future. More details at Brazillian site Hotbits and in The Register." I find this amusing.

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  1. makes you wonder... by bbh · · Score: 5, Funny

    KDE probably isn't looking so bad to RMS right now.....

    1. Re:makes you wonder... by craw · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, and vi isn't looking so bad to Miguel right now...

  2. Re:I'd love... by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm not sure Miguel *CAN* tell RMS to fuck off. Doesn't RMS hold the trademark on "GNU"?

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    Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.
  3. Re:Has this guy been living under a rock? by Silver222 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yeah, it's kinda funny how everyone else knew about this a before he did. It was on Slashdot, right? That's like God not knowing what's in his Bible, no?

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    "It's not a war on drugs, it's a war on personal freedom. Keep that in mind at all times." Bill Hicks
  4. Re:Poor Miguel by maddman75 · · Score: 2, Funny

    There could be a problem if MS shifts the spec or extends the spec

    What do you mean "if"?

    Is there really any doubt that embrace and extend is next on MS's to-do list with the .net spec?

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    -- When a fool hears of the Tao, he will laugh out loud.
  5. Re:Can't sell part of your soul to the devil by signal+ll · · Score: 1, Funny

    "I am sorry, but I must respecfully disagree. I am not a "Microsoft hater" - I have been using their products for 18 years..."

    And if *that* doesn't make you a Microsoft hater...

  6. "Freedom" by jxqvg · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're Free to do whatever you want in GNU land, as long as it's exactly what RMS wants you to do.

  7. One API to rule them all by Snafoo · · Score: 3, Funny


    "Lo, I am Miguel the many-coloured!"
    To which RMS the grey replied,
    "You have been staring into the Lidless API for too long. You tried to wrestle control of the Dot away from Him, but the Dot still points to Redmond."
    "To oppose Bill is impossible! If you are not with us, then... Die!"
    </rough_paraphrasing>

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    - undoware.ca
  8. Re:Reality check for RMS by Graspee_Leemoor · · Score: 2, Funny

    "He may club baby seals for all I know."

    Well if those baby seals are writing proprietary software, what choice does he have? ;)

    graspee