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Re:Why Do Colleges Give Honorary Degrees? by vacri on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @02:52AM (#10121480)
This gets back to the OP's original point, the need for a differentiation between PhDs between "My accomplishment is name recognition" and "I have done the work, I just didn't fill out out an application form first".
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Re:Why Do Colleges Give Honorary Degrees? by reuven on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @03:17AM (#10121559)
I'm guessing that if Stallman were to approach most universities, and say that he wants to turn his life's work into a PhD dissertation, they would welcome him with open arms. Within months, at most, he would have the PhD.

He has decided not to do this. Thus, he shouldn't claim the title.

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