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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

It's a shame that despite his very wrecked state of mind regarding some issues, FSF actually hold some believes that I actually support. The four freedoms including the zeroth is actually a fundamental concept that should be used when developing a software.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

His personal blogposts, while rightly controversial, and sensitive, have, like any work of philosophy, simply the form of a thought experiment, if understandably an uncomfortable one. That doesn’t necessarily mean he endorses all of the expressed views. Since Plato philosophy has pondered/raised questions of mortality. Besides being misquoted, I see no primary evidence that RMS actually endorses what he’s being accused of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

of course. the FSF and even RMS himself are great, but he is not suitable to represent the movement as a leader.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Is a backseat board director a leader though? They probably would have had less trouble if they just had him as an "advisor" without voting power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

I would be more happy with that