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RMS Calls to Liberate Cyberspace

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the waving-the-magic-wand dept.

Henri Poole writes "In an interview with Groklaw's Sean Daly at GPLv3 Conference in Barcelona, RMS talks with passion about the dangers of DRM. From the article: 'the point is, we shouldn't be passive victims! We should decide that it will not happen! And the way we decide that is by activism. We have to do everything possible to make sure that those products are rejected, that they fail, that they give bad reputations to whoever makes them.' He closed the interview with a far reaching goal for the Free Software Movement: 'the goal is to liberate everyone in cyberspace.'"

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  1. Re:The Superman thing... by Jedi+Alec · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently not. This time he had a black leather trenchcoat, small sunglasses and was holding out 2 strangely colored pills.

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  2. Correction by fido_dogstoyevsky · · Score: 5, Funny

    Was RMS wearing a Superman outfit when he made his call to liberate cyberspace.

    Actually, Superman wears a Stallman outfit.

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  3. Re:Place for the truth by tm2b · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bah. The facts have a well-known anti-Bush agenda.

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  4. Next Emacs release date? by smittyoneeach · · Score: 2, Funny
    Now, for us, the question of how a program is developed is a secondary issue.

    While RMS is to be admired for many things, basic project management may not be among them.
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  5. Re:The people who criticise Richard Stallman... by eraserewind · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes and whatsmore, unlike RMS, Jesus actually existed!!