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RMS Views on Linux, Java, DRM and Opensource

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the priming-the-flame-wars dept.

An anonymous reader writes "All About Linux is running a transcript of a recent talk given by Richard Stallman at the Australian National University. Stallman discussed various issues facing GNU like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Digital Rights Management, about why one should not install sun's java on your computer, his views on Opensource as well as why he thinks people should address Linux distribution as GNU/Linux."

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  1. "Recent"? by D.+Book · · Score: 4, Informative

    The speech the article extracts from was delivered at ANU back in 2004. I believe that was his last visit to Australia (he also spoke at UNSW). There are numerous, more recent speeches by RMS available in audio and video format on the same subjects, and I don't see why this one makes news.

  2. Re:Again? by qortra · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is modded funny, but it really is true.

    I think that the most passionate advocates for change throughout history use this kind of repitition quite a bit. Of course, check through your RMS history, and you'll find that it works time and time again. Check out RMS v. Trolltech (about QT licensing), or RMS v. X/Open ("The Open Group" now). And when he wins, he drops it. Also, you can expect him to consistantly push those ideals that he thinks are worthy. Hell, I'd be dissapointed if he didn't.

    Plus, he adapts over time, constantly targeting key issues; DMCA, which really shouldn't have diminished in relevance as much as it has in the last 6 years, and now DRM which I believe to be key obstacle to a free future. It's unfortunate that the first point in the article is the GNU name issue, which I believe to be the least important of those the article mentions. I guess it's hard when a speech is transcribed to an article. In a speech the first point is usually the most trivial (you just use it to get the crowd warmed up), whereas in an article, half the people (and about 90% of the /. crowd) don't read past even the first screen of material.

  3. Not true, he has four speeches, they are: by H4x0r+Jim+Duggan · · Score: 5, Informative
    • The dangers of software patents (transcript)
    • GNU/Linux and the free software movement (his general talk)
    • Copyright verses community in the age of computer networks
    • GPLv3 (transcript)

    There is also a page on GNU.org for audio recordings of (mostly) Richard's talks.

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