Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman

Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by watmough on Monday October 31, 2011 @03:30PM (#3178639)

This comment contributes nothing to the discussion.

Dave's gone ahead and written a stand-out post that reflects upon bullying in general, and in tech in particular.

Why not take the reasonable viewpoint that whilst we might not agree with everything RMS does or says, he deserves enormous respect for dedicating his life to a quest that has benefited most of us in one way or another.

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by lkrubner on Monday October 31, 2011 @04:02PM (#3178781)

I strongly agree with the point that wyclif is making. Dave has a bad habit of self-promotion, and he needs to be called out on it. The myth that Dave invented RSS is an especially extreme example.

Back on October 4th, 2006, I wrote up a fairly thorough overview of the controversy surrounding RSS: "RSS has been damage by in-fighting among those who have developed it". I documented in detail the extent to which David Winer interfered with other people's work, while claiming credit for that work. Please read this if you do not know much about the history of this conflict:

http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/2006/10/24/rss-has-been-damag...

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by wyclif on Monday October 31, 2011 @03:46PM (#3178710)

Actually, I'm kind of burned out on the "bullying" meme. But the point of my comment had nothing to do with RMS, it had to do with Dave's level of self-aggrandizement. That some people on HN buy the "I invented RSS" lie is visible upstream.

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by danilocampos on Monday October 31, 2011 @03:54PM (#3178745)

I'm with you. Winer is exhausting because he spends so much time trying to make sure his reader understands how impressive he is.

It gets dull.

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by phillmv on Monday October 31, 2011 @03:57PM (#3178757)

Unlike the circle jerk that goes on in this forum, right?

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by phillmv on Monday October 31, 2011 @03:58PM (#3178762)

(Are you instilling an entrepreneurial spirit in your children?)

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by hvs on Monday October 31, 2011 @04:10PM (#3178813)

I find it disturbing that you thinking bullying is a "meme."

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by ajscherer on Monday October 31, 2011 @03:48PM (#3178726)

I disagree. This comment supports Dave's argument about as well as any comment I could imagine reading.

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Re:Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman by pjscott on Monday October 31, 2011 @04:07PM (#3178800)

This comment contributes nothing to the discussion.

On the contrary, it neatly illustrates what the OP is talking about.

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