Re:Vim.wasm
by latexr on Sunday April 28, 2019 @02:34PM
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Even though I’ve spent more time on the subject than I wished, thank you for the continued discussion.
I appreciate that Stallman is human and has had to deal with ill-intentioned people over the years, which could be the reason he’s less willing to be flexible on certain matters these days. But I see that as less of a reason to ignore said inflexibility and more of a reason to question if he’s the best person to continue to carry his message.
He may be tired of fielding the same questions over and over, but every day there is someone else hearing his message for the first time as he continues to present it. As long as he keeps on introducing his views to new people, he should be responding to their concerns as coming from individuals thinking about them for the first time (because that’s what they are), not as questions he’s tired of addressing.
If our combined hypothesis are that Stallman has a good message but he’s harming it with his delivery, he should consider passing the baton to someone with more patience, if lack of it is indeed the reason for his attitude (a word I use with neutral meaning).
> Anyway, thank you for your patience here
You as well. I feel this was a healthy and respectful way to disagree and discuss a point at length. Thank you.
Re:Vim.wasm
by neilv on Monday April 29, 2019 @12:14AM
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I might be in agreement with you. I do think we need RMS doing whatever it is RMS sees fit to do. But we also need many other sincere and altruistic people, with other perspectives and approaches, also working on ideas in this broad space.
I appreciate that Stallman is human and has had to deal with ill-intentioned people over the years, which could be the reason he’s less willing to be flexible on certain matters these days. But I see that as less of a reason to ignore said inflexibility and more of a reason to question if he’s the best person to continue to carry his message.
He may be tired of fielding the same questions over and over, but every day there is someone else hearing his message for the first time as he continues to present it. As long as he keeps on introducing his views to new people, he should be responding to their concerns as coming from individuals thinking about them for the first time (because that’s what they are), not as questions he’s tired of addressing.
If our combined hypothesis are that Stallman has a good message but he’s harming it with his delivery, he should consider passing the baton to someone with more patience, if lack of it is indeed the reason for his attitude (a word I use with neutral meaning).
> Anyway, thank you for your patience here
You as well. I feel this was a healthy and respectful way to disagree and discuss a point at length. Thank you.