Richard Stallman: How I do my Computing

Re:Richard Stallman: How I do my Computing by IvoGeorgiev on Saturday April 07, 2012 @04:15AM (#3810318)

I cannot even believe that there are people who agree with this moron. First of all, he's chasing an ideal that's not even THAT valid: not all of the crappy-written software is knowledge, not all source code is worth reading. Plus, proprietary software improves industry. Industry feeds people.

Not to mention, in today's world, it is impossible to live without depending on corporations. The only way to live without someone knowing a lot about you is to live in a cave, miles away from civilization.

The way he is using computers: he is just putting restrictions on himself, thinking he actually removes them.

The only thing I agree with here is his opinion about Lisp.

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Re:Richard Stallman: How I do my Computing by sgift on Saturday April 07, 2012 @04:23AM (#3810334)

Let me just paraphrase your words the same way you've paraphrased Stallman: "If something is hard, don't try it! And if you try it: You're a moron!"

You may note that this doesn't accurately reflect your words. That's the risk of paraphrasing without context and argumentation.

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Re:Richard Stallman: How I do my Computing by matteodepalo on Saturday April 07, 2012 @06:22AM (#3810514)

> Not to mention, in today's world, it is impossible to live without depending on corporations.

His purpose is exactly to change the status quo. You can blame him for being a mediocre communicator, but he believes he can change the world and that deserves respect.

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