Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT

Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by esotericn on Monday September 16, 2019 @08:55PM (#20990115)

> Edit: in my defence, is op defending Stallman, or Epstein? Honestly, I don't know how Epstein and Stallman are related. I don't follow Stallman's every statement he makes. I simply asked for some context and enlightenment in this headline and op's comment.

Am I the OP in this context?

I think this is exactly what I'm talking about? I've made a comment explaining how this environment baffles me, and you think my comment must be somehow tribal in nature.

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by teh_klev on Monday September 16, 2019 @09:04PM (#20990174)

> and you think my comment must be somehow tribal in nature.

Tribal in what way? And I said nothing of the sort. I have no "tribal" interest in Stallman's efforts or his beliefs. I think the man has done some fine things in terms of GPLv2, less so v3, but I'm certainly not an absolutist.

I genuinely didn't understand your comment, which you still haven't answered, yet you attack me for being "tribal".

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by esotericn on Monday September 16, 2019 @09:06PM (#20990181)

Well, you asked whether I'm defending Stallman or Epstein.

The answer is, err, "not applicable"?

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by teh_klev on Monday September 16, 2019 @09:09PM (#20990202)

Then your comment is a non-sequitur, and you seem unwilling to defend or explain it (either way).

edit: ok, so now I have some context:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20990293

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6405929-091320191420...

Which after all this was what I was asking for. Jeezo.

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