Richard Stallman’s Exit Heralds a New Era in Tech

Re:Richard Stallman’s Exit Heralds a New Era in Tech by thrower123 on Sunday September 22, 2019 @01:53PM (#21042772)

It's a little unsettling that there is such an effort to give more importance to Stallman now, in his disgrace, than he ever had in reality.

He'd reached the point of being nearly forgotten until he shot his mouth off inopportunely and caught the full force of the outrage mob.

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Re:Richard Stallman’s Exit Heralds a New Era in Tech by adrianN on Sunday September 22, 2019 @02:15PM (#21042911)

In my filter bubble RMS was getting more and more important as more and more of his predictions became true. Now more than ever are software freedoms at risk, thanks to Software As A Service Substitute. I find it sad that his career ends in this way and hope that his legacy will live on.

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Re:Richard Stallman’s Exit Heralds a New Era in Tech by jweir on Sunday September 22, 2019 @02:12PM (#21042895)

The outrage, not disagreement, over his comments are thoughtless but that is the mob and that is he internet. I doubt most folks really upset by RMS even read the thread.

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