Re:The "Anyone But Richard M Stallman" (ABRMS) License
by sjwright on Friday November 29, 2013 @11:05PM
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And this license, which I still contend is self-evidently satirical, does nothing to hinder RMS from his views. If anything, it helps maintains RMS' mantle within the software licensing zeitgeist. After all, we're talking about it now.
Re:The "Anyone But Richard M Stallman" (ABRMS) License
by lolwutf on Saturday November 30, 2013 @01:42AM
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Eh, it stands that it's still kinda lame to skewer the guy.
But, if you subscribe to the 'any press is good press' mentality, I guess it's a win...
Re:The "Anyone But Richard M Stallman" (ABRMS) License
by joshguthrie on Saturday November 30, 2013 @08:23AM
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_Richard Stallman? Richard Stallman! Why's he running dad?
_Because we have to hate him.
_He didn't do anything wrong.
_Because he's the hero Open Source Software deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hate him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian. A watchful protector. RMS.
But we all owe RMS because he serves as the radical counterbalance to closed source interests.
Maybe he's a little extreme, but he does well with advocating for that end of the FOSS spectrum.
We need a RMS, whether we like him or collectively agree with his opinions.