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Re:Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer in the GNU 40 Hack... by sidkshatriya on Friday September 29, 2023 @03:47AM (#37700538)
> The FSF is clearly not reaching the people it needs to reach. Where's their Youtube channel, or their Twitter? As far as I know, they have neither.

Sadly they seemed to have tied themselves in all kinds of self imposed knots when it comes to spreading their reach via social networking sites.

See * https://www.fsf.org/twitter * https://www.fsf.org/facebook

You can't change today's world if you're not a bit pragmatic. FSF may make some correct objections but if you're not properly present on some of these platforms your reach will remain limited.

To effect change you need to be part of the world of today -- warts and all. Only then you can you change it. Rejecting the world by putting your head into the ground is a strategy that will often fail. Only when you become extremely big and influential can you help determine the rules of the game.

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Re:Richard Stallman reveals he has cancer in the GNU 40 Hack... by maurice2k on Friday September 29, 2023 @03:52AM (#37700574)
"*Note: The custom script allows us to interact with the Twitter API while circumventing the nonfree JS that is sent to the Web browser. For viewing replies and retweeting posts, we use Choqok."

So funny and so sad. Nonfree JS? They're in their own cloud of whatever. Yes, there is nonfree stuff. But nonfree stuff also can get things done.

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