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Stallman Attacked by Ninjas
vivIsel writes "When RMS took the stage to address the Yale Political Union, Yale's venerable parliamentary debate society, it was already an unusual speech: instead of the jacket and tie customary there, he sported a T shirt, and no shoes. But then he was attacked by ninjas. Apparently some students took it into their head to duplicate an XKCD webcomic before a live audience — luckily, though, Stallman didn't resort to violence. Instead, he delivered an excellent speech about DRM."
he sported a T shirt, and no shoes.
Way to go, Stallman. Way to show respect for your audience.
I can never figure out the singular fascination that people have for what fibers other people wrap around their bodies.
Either he is a retard, or he is mimicking one. It's just a matter of common respect for your audience. Yeah, you can dress like a jackass, but all that says is either 1) you don't give a fuck about the people you are speaking to or 2) you are, on purpose, dressing like a fool in order to be somehow "outrageous".
It also serves as a great disguise for someone wishing to commit a crime, especially in today's world of CCTV everywhere.
A man in a balaclava would get arrested immediately, but muslims can walk around equally hidden and cry foul if anyone says anything.
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the only thing you'd buy from a guy like that is weed.
Luckily, he's not selling weed, but freely giving away his enormously valuable copyright.
(You fucking idiot)
There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
I am sure he made some very good points regarding DRM and why it is bad for consumers and also the businesses that are currently using it.
But why bother? The fact that he could not even be bothered to wear shoes, let alone a suit has probably set our position back miles. The fact is that first appearances count for a lot, and the first impression you would get of him when he took that stage is that he was just there are as joke and the ninjas were just part of it.
I know us techies are known for refusing to wear suits and such but that is actually half the problem. The corporate world would rather hire techies who are slightly less good at their jobs but are will make a very minor concession to corporate culture. If you want to get taken seriously by the future corporate managers attending Yale, wear a suit.
On a topic such as DRM you have to be very careful how you come across. If the corporate world only ever see people lobbying against it who look like they would also lobby against the corporate culture itself may well think the two are related. If they see people campaigning against DRM who are already part of the corporate world they may take them more seriously.
So when Steve Jobs comes out and makes a speech against DRM it helps, when someone who looks like a worthless hippie does the same it actually helps the proponents of DRM more than the opponents.
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But what does any of that have to do with increasing the population of the Earth? Perhaps Stallman believes the world would be better with fewer people? More people doesn't necessarily mean the world is a "better" place.
That aside, how is Stallman owning a computer directly linked to the planet being able to sustain a greater population, as the great-grandparent post implies?
... and then they built the supercollider.
Wow, another Stallman zealot/fanboy on Slashdot. Imagine that. Here's a clue, fanboy. I DON'T GIVE A SHIT.