Find Free Software a New Voice

[Steve G.]

Maybe we should start a Facebook group to get rid  of RMS, an open source
Arab Spring or Social Justice movement...

Unfortunately being an idiot is not against the law.

2011/10/8 Tom Balazs <tom123online at gmail.com>

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> http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/10/why-fsf-founder-richard-stallm.php
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> "It's time for free software to find a new voice. Once again, Free Software
> Foundation founder Richard Stallman is putting his feet firmly in his mouth.
> This time, Stallman says that he's glad Steve Jobs is gone<http://stallman.org/archives/2011-jul-oct.html#06_October_2011_%28Steve_Jobs%29>.
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> It's no secret that RMS and Steve Jobs held firmly opposed views when it
> comes to software freedom. I didn't expect Stallman to hold a vigil at an
> Apple store for Jobs, or even to say much of anything at all. But his
> ill-considered response does nothing for the cause of free software, and
> actually does a lot of damage.
>
> Stallman and the Free Software Foundation, have long expressed a very
> public dislike for Apple and Jobs. They've conducted campaigns against the
> iPad <http://www.defectivebydesign.org/ipad> and Stallman has a history of
> speaking out about the iPhone and other closed devices. Though I've often
> disagreed with the tone and language of Stallman's commentary on closed
> devices, he makes good points about software freedom. But his latest,
> posthumous, attack on Jobs demonstrates that Stallman has no business being
> spokesperson of anything ..." (follow link for the full text)
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> http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/10/why-fsf-founder-richard-stallm.php
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