Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit...
by astrange on Sunday October 29, 2023 @04:13PM
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What about the part of his activism where he makes up stupid baby names for everything he doesn't like, shouts at all his colleagues and eats skin off his toes?
Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit...
by pydry on Sunday October 29, 2023 @04:37PM
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The attempts at character assassination are a natural side effect of his profit-hostile activism.
The attacks on his character and the noisy tantrum Google had over AGPL a few years ago (e.g. even banning it from their own version of github for a while) are manifestations of the same desire to see him and his movement nullified.
Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit...
by astrange on Sunday October 29, 2023 @04:39PM
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It's funny because the GPL is not anti-profit, as there's two very natural models for it: one where you sell commercial licenses for people who can't use GPL software, and one where you sell support and development contracts for it.
Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit...
by pydry on Sunday October 29, 2023 @06:55PM
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It isnt anti the concept of profit, it just had the effect of chewing through a lot of profit margins. The GPL was responsible for breaking Microsoft's desktop OS monopoly, for instance.
A watered down FSF run by an inoffensive do-nothing would be a better outcome for big tech than leaving him in charge. Hence the all the attempts to cancel him, including via cynically hijacking #metoo.
Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit...
by mcpackieh on Sunday October 29, 2023 @06:24PM
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None of that makes him a sexual predator. You're using "he's a weirdo" to imply "he's dangerous". Obvious bullshit.
Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit...
by astrange on Monday October 30, 2023 @12:25AM
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I never said he's dangerous. I would say he's obnoxious and antisocial.
Re:'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love wit...
by mcpackieh on Monday October 30, 2023 @10:16AM
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Why would you bring that up in relation to " Richard Stallman #metoo cancellation attempt", unless you were trying to insinuate some sort of connection between his "obnoxious antisocial" tendencies and the sexual predator allegations (that is what is meant by "#metoo cancellation attempt")
This indirectly led to him being accused of being a sexual predator but it doesnt mean he actually is one.