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bysynthespian ( 563437 ) writes:
Editor's note: InfoWorld tried to interview Richard Stallman, who runs the Free Software Foundation that created and manages the GPL, on this issue, but he demanded control of what we published, so we declined.
I LOLed.
byThe Bungi ( 221687 ) writes:
You just know that he would have demanded that Linux be called 'GNU/Linux' and so on. He's known for turning down speaking engagements from people who refuse to do that, too.
I beginning to think Richard Stallman is techdom's Michael Jackson. Once brilliant, his past work is appreciated by all... but he currently exists in a vacuum where he lives off his dwindling reputation and fawning attention of a few creepy adoring fans while everyone else just scratches their heads and wonder what the hell happened to him.
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byTimothy Brownawell ( 627747 ) writes:
Most of the people who knew RMS at MIT don't want to say anything; and those who do only do so anonymously.
Which of course means we should all be skeptical of your claims.
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byJames Youngman ( 3732 ) writes:
RMS holds fast to a number of principles, about software freedom and nomenclature. He is not frequently known to compromise a whole lot (actually it does happen, but most often in pursuit of a more important goal). These aspects of RMS's personality - and the fact that he is apparently not motivated by many of the things other people are motivated by - for example, money - make other people uncomfortable. They don't know how to deal with him, and they don't know what tools to use when negotiating with
byjanwedekind ( 778872 ) writes:
I think he just wanted Infoworld to license their article under the Cc-by-nd license. Even the BBC agreed to grant him his wish.
See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7487060.stm [bbc.co.uk]
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