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Stallman Selling Autographs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the happy-hacking-should-be-trademarked dept.

UltimaGuy writes "Sports stars, musicians, and other celebrities have been charging for autographs for years, but who would have thought Richard Stallman would be doing the same? Is this just for fun, or a clever, highly effective protest? Hackers, geeks and nerds gathered together at the 7th FISL - Internacional Free Software Forum, in Porto Alegre (Brazil) last week, were astounded when they got word that Richard Stallman, the founding father of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the GPL, was charging R$ 10 (about US$ 3) for an autograph and R$ 5 (less than US$ 2) to get his picture taken by free software enthusiasts at the event floor."

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  1. Yes, but... by Jonathan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Does RMS allow anyone to copy and modify those autographs?

    1. Re:Yes, but... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

      Only if you give credit to the original author.

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      "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
    2. Re:Yes, but... by mogul · · Score: 2, Funny

      Or use the autographs where they see fit?

    3. Re:Yes, but... by samkass · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...And rename your Autographs business GNU/Autographs.

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      E pluribus unum
  2. I'd pay by mobby_6kl · · Score: 3, Funny

    just to piss him off, if his point was to show that it's wrong to charge for photos.

    1. Re:I'd pay by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just call him RM$ from now on, that'll piss him off.

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      "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  3. More RMS-themed merchandise ideas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The FSF should exploit RMS some more. I'm sure there are loads of products which could be based on RMS.

    OMG!!! RMS PONIES!!!

    1. Re:More RMS-themed merchandise ideas by Keruo · · Score: 3, Funny

      a-ha!

      1. bunch of ponies
      2. ??
      3. HURD

      I see it now.

      --
      There are no atheists when recovering from tape backup.
    2. Re:More RMS-themed merchandise ideas by Kortec · · Score: 3, Funny

      Ugliest. Ponies. Ever.

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      "My heart is in the work." - Andrew Carnegie
  4. Slow down girls! by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's now way the FSF fanboys will be able to make it past the crush of girls desperate to get close to the Man :-)

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    There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
  5. How much for a pic? by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 4, Funny

    Stallman would have to pay me to own a photo of him. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy but his regexp.c is prettier than him!

  6. Oh the irony... by BobWeiner · · Score: 3, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our Nerd celebrity overlords.

    In all seriousness, I applaud Stallman's ironic sense of humor.

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    The PC Weenies: 11 Years of Online Tech 'Too
  7. Against what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    or a clever, highly effective protest?
    Unless its "basic personal hygiene", I can't figure out what Stallman is supposed to be protesting against.

    PS : Please don't reply "Whaddya got?"
  8. Yes yes but... by JoeyB · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Does RMS allow anyone to copy and modify those autographs?"

    Of course! However you must use emacs and call it GNU/graph

  9. Autographs are only the start by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Autographs are only the beginning. I hear a Richard Stallman nude calendar is in the pipeline!

    1. Re:Autographs are only the start by level_headed_midwest · · Score: 5, Funny

      He threatens to display it at the next LinuxWorld conference unless a donation of $100,000 to the FSF is made.

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      Just "gittin-r-done," day after day.
    2. Re:Autographs are only the start by jb.hl.com · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sneak preview here!

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      By summer it was all gone...now shesmovedon. --
  10. It's obvious by suv4x4 · · Score: 4, Funny

    He's buying Microsoft.

    -- Dvorak

  11. What a Great Idea. by twitter · · Score: 4, Funny
    That's not a bad way to make money for the FSF. I'd pay for a signed copy of the GPL and some of his other essays. The documents would make a nice gift too. The only problem would be his ability to keep up with demand.

    --

    Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.

    1. Re:What a Great Idea. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      The documents would make a nice gift too.

      Yeah... Ummm... Twitter, I'm uninviting you from my birthday party.

  12. Re:Neither fun nor protest by PepeGSay · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just want to be compensated for the code I write...

  13. Okay, nice, except ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Bill Gates now has an easy way to get RMS out of the way ... just let him make 10M autographs. That'll keep him busy for a while :-)

  14. Re:Of course by serialdogma · · Score: 2, Funny

    Lets hope so, my cheque 'from' him is still yet to clear.

  15. Don't press this button syndrome by McGiraf · · Score: 3, Funny

    Whaddya got?

  16. Hmm by metamatic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe he could reserve some of the money for shower gel and shampoo.

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    GCHQ Quantum Insert installed. If only our tongues were made of glass, how much more careful we would be when we speak
  17. Re:we all know where the money is going by bbc · · Score: 2, Funny

    [ac drooled on his keyboard]

    Hey Bill, is that you?! How's Windows Vista coming along? I thought it was going to be release this year?

  18. Re-released under BSD by PietjeJantje · · Score: 2, Funny

    I acquired one of those signatures, and since it's a original (and the GPL didn't fit on the sheet of paper), it is a transfer of ownership and copyright. Hereby I re-release it under the standard BSD license.