RMS Replies to "The Stallman Factor"

Ryan Amos writes "RMS has replied to the article "The Stallman Factor," as posted on Slashdot about a week ago. In specific, his replies deal with the University of Texas SIGLinux naming fiasco and Bitkeeper. As always with RMS, an interesting read."

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Many people will remember Linux instead.

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We'll call it Linux only because that name has been referring to an open-source UNIX derivative operating system since Linus Torvolds first developed it in the early '90s. RMS, if you wanted it to be called GNU/Linux, then you should have said something back then.

And I quote:

[His name cannot be s]

Calling this variant of the GNU system "Linux" plays into the hands of people who choose their software based only on technical advantage, not caring whether it respects their freedom.

OH MY FSCKING GOD
Heaven forbid your majestic imperialness! That we actually choose software based on the requirements at hand, rather than the communist philosophy. Holy Crap!

This is most bizarre. This is the kind of stupidity that contributes to the failure of Linux to be accepted as the #1 desktop platform. The moment developers that build the components felt that you should use it because it was Free ( not just Free(Gratis/Libre) but GNUFree (TM) ) and not because it was better, than Microsoft has won.

... There are people like Torvalds that will pressure our community into use of a non-free program...
Again, What hast thou done, my Lord?

You hypocrytical bastard. You are applying your own PRESSURE in order to have us use FREE software only.

IT IS ABOUT CHOICE, RICHARD! Not to curtail your views about building the uber-collective , but I'm sorry. I Choose to pick which software I run. I do. Not YOU.

**Slashdot Editors** : I think it's about time that you get a picture of RMS and do him up like the borg the same way you did Gates. If we continue to go down the RMS path, he'll have us give up our personal freedoms and liberties in order that we join his collective, and push GNUFree Software down everyone's throats 'Cause it's good for them.

Amen.