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Re:Who controls glibc? by PirateBay on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @01:23PM (#17022701)
I don't remember confirming his authoritarianism, I'm not sure why you think that's what I'm doing. If you think any exercise of rightful power is authoritarian than that's a childish definition and waters down what actual authoritarianism is.
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Re:Who controls glibc? by smsm42 on Wednesday May 09, 2018 @03:32AM (#17028017)
"RMS runs the ship", "RMS has shot down things he didn't like before".

> If you think any exercise of rightful power is authoritarian

No, not any - this particular one, and in general one that is done "because I want it so, and your opinion doesn't matter because I decide here".

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