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Re:"Your criticisms are completely wrong": Stallman on softw... by specialist on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @01:20PM (#4815483)
Stallman is an ultimatist. Just like the NRA, ACLU, NARAL, BBV, etc.

His role is to yank the Overton Window back towards rationality. Meaning his job is to create the space for a more constructive policy debate.

Stallman is not a politician or a diplomat. Nor should he be. Trading horses and compromise is someone else's problem.

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Re:"Your criticisms are completely wrong": Stallman on softw... by belorn on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @04:59PM (#4816531)
Agree. I used politician to mean a person with views and driving force around political issues, and not specifically a career negotiator. Ultimatist is a good technical term for the role he commonly occupies.
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