Sorry, Rombuu, I didn't mean to single you out, even if I did reference your post. My comments were really meant for a wider audience. I'm just troubled by the sometimes vicious comments I see aimed at some of the giants in our field, particularly RMS. And what makes pot-shots at RMS particularly egregious is the fact that RMS has done SO MUCH for the free software community.
To equate RMS with Stalin or Mao is silly and illogical. To say he is "off his rocker" is insulting. At worst, RMS is an eccentric genius. At best, he is absolutely right. I tend to think he is both (for the most part). What we think of as a "Linux system" would not exist without GNU. It is perfectly appropriate for RMS to seek simple recognition for all the excellent work he and the rest of the GNU programmers have contributed, just as it is appropriate for Linus to receive the well-deserved recognition he gets.
RMS is a towering figure in the computing world, and you should have more respect for him and his accomplishments.
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Sorry, Rombuu, I didn't mean to single you out, even if I did reference your post. My comments were really meant for a wider audience. I'm just troubled by the sometimes vicious comments I see aimed at some of the giants in our field, particularly RMS. And what makes pot-shots at RMS particularly egregious is the fact that RMS has done SO MUCH for the free software community.
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Anyway, we all just need to relax a little
To equate RMS with Stalin or Mao is silly and illogical. To say he is "off his rocker" is insulting. At worst, RMS is an eccentric genius. At best, he is absolutely right. I tend to think he is both (for the most part). What we think of as a "Linux system" would not exist without GNU. It is perfectly appropriate for RMS to seek simple recognition for all the excellent work he and the rest of the GNU programmers have contributed, just as it is appropriate for Linus to receive the well-deserved recognition he gets.
RMS is a towering figure in the computing world, and you should have more respect for him and his accomplishments.