"Revolution OS" (The Movie).

[Scott]

Nikolai spake thusly on 12/18/2006 07:18 AM:
> Scott wrote:
> 
>> RMS[2].
>>
>> How can one man be so good *AND* bad for the free software community?
>> The problem is, as time wears on it's only going to get worse.
>>
>> 	2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman
> 
> 
> Can you please elaborate a bit more on how exactly RMS is bad for the 
> free software community (sorry, I haven't seen the movie, so if it was 
> explained there, could you retell it again please)? Is it his beard that 
> causes problems or the fact that he's actually *doing* something to 
> oppose non-free software and not just whining about it or worse, crawl 
> to the State for protection when competition gets tough? And also, what 
> exactly does your crystal ball tell you about how things are going to 
> get worse in the future, the masses are curious...

The masses can read his bio on Wikipedia if they don't understand. That 
will clarify things nicely for them.  Assuming that his unprofessional 
appearance and personality isn't enough already.....

All you have to do is watch and listen to both Linus Torvalds and 
Richard Stillman. Which one comes across as the professional and which 
comes across as the Neanderthal? Which puts a better (and VERY MUCH 
needed face on Open Source)?

Does Linus pick his unkempt hair and drop it into his food?  Does Linus 
"scratch wherever and whenever he wants to" while giving a presentation 
or speech?  Does Linus give presentations without shoes on?  Does Linus 
carry his personal belongings around in Plastic bags?

Nope. He does not of that.  But "RMS" does.

How does the free software community expect to be taken seriously with a 
nutjob like that?  Yes he's brilliant. Yes he's the reason you're 
running Ubuntu (which btw, is "Ubuntu Linux" and not "Ubuntu 
GNU/Linux"). With that said, read all of the Wikipedia entry (assuming 
it's not been changed since I last saw it).

But for crying out loud, Stillman. Get some therapy and a haircut, or 
just learn to live with the fact that most people think of Linus instead 
of you with regard to "GNU/Linux".

And please, stay away from writing music unless you can come up with 
something 5000 times better than "The Free Software Song".

For what it's worth, I've read that Einstein couldn't communicate with 
"the masses" at all, but that was a very different time and he wasn't 
out to promote anything.


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