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Re:Richard Stallman: How I do my computing by zzzzzzzza on Thursday November 29, 2018 @06:59PM (#18565369)
why is that? what makes something relevant? I think just the opposite - it's increasingly relevant, even though I don't follow his ethical system.

how is your single conversation with him relevant? It doesn't seem relevant at all, sample size of 1... maybe it would be if you bothered to tell us what he dismissed.

This last part seems disingenuous, but how so?

I'll grant you this: he hasn't said much that's new and also of interest in the past 10 or 20 years probably. But his past thinking is still extremely relevant.

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Re:Richard Stallman: How I do my computing by tessi3r on Thursday November 29, 2018 @07:39PM (#18565599)
His solution to "not using Uber because it's a security nightmare" was literally to bum a ride from someone in the audience who happened to be my friend.

He also had this hilarious policy / agreement with ACM to have some kid giving him a new glass of tea every 1.4 minutes or something. It was petty and weird.

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Re:Richard Stallman: How I do my computing by jstewartmobile on Thursday November 29, 2018 @08:09PM (#18565741)
How does being weird make his views on computing irrelevant?
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