Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT

Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by veemacs on Monday September 16, 2019 @10:15PM (#20990584)

Here here, RMS is a weirdo but he's being vilified for things that do not effect his job in any way, he is by no means a representative for MIT, and his opinions on unrelated matters (no matter how misguided they might be) do not change his ability to represent the FSF.

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by throwaway17746 on Monday September 16, 2019 @10:22PM (#20990625)

>and his opinions on unrelated matters (no matter how misguided they might be) do not change his ability to represent the FSF

Now that I can't say I totally agree with. The free software movement is a political movement, and as such his statements and opinions on social issues of all kinds have a deep impact on whether or not he can be a good representative of the FSF.

But we should at least be truthful about his statements and opinions!

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by frio on Monday September 16, 2019 @10:54PM (#20990862)

Thanks. I know we're supposed to just upvote when someone hits the nail on the head, but this comment summarises my internal conflict on this perfectly.

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Re:Richard Stallman resigns from CSAIL at MIT by williamDafoe on Monday September 16, 2019 @11:39PM (#20991173)

He is a beneficiary of having a free office at MIT like a faculty member on sabbatical there, at the recommendation of his friend, Gerald Sussman.

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