[wellylug] RMS?

[Ian Sterling]

Nice, I love getting flamed, especiall when I don't care if any of
your points are valid.

Granted, I only met the man once, and heard him speak once (at the
LinuxWorld Expo 1999 Keynote), but it was enough to give me an
impression of a man who's taken a few too many bong hits.

My experience comes as a linux user for the past seven years.  I'm not
a coder, I can't code my way out of a paper bag.  I do, however,
provide desktop support and do systems administration for a company
with about 75 engineers running linux, and another 100 users on
Windows.  I do in-house systems administration in addition to this.

All I was posting was my own personal experience.  I can't talk for
anybody else.  IF, in the one time I met him and the time I heard him
speak, I'd found something to worship the man for, you would have
heard a different opinion from me.  Maybe you've met him and have a
different opinion?  Maybe he's even a friend of yours.  Like I said, I
can't talk from your experience, only mine.

I do admit that Richard M. Stallman is a very smart man.  He's just
come across as a big weirdo to me.

Flame me if you wish to, I have a wonderful relationship with the
delete key.  Initially, this was meant to stab humour into the thread,
but some of you have absolutely zero sense of such, so this is my last
post on the matter.

--Ian...

On 6/9/05, Bret Comstock Waldow <bwaldow at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 05:58, Ian Sterling wrote:
> 
> > RMS is a freakin' weirdo.
> 
> So, there's some distance between your viewpoint and his...
> 
> But it's his that's "off", eh?
> 
> 
> > RMS got started, but never got anywhere.
> 
> RMS is famous, and he's respected for his honesty and commitment, putting
> principles relating to community and freedom ahead of principles of personal
> gain.
> 
> You didn't mention where "anywhere" is for you, except by the implication that
> it's not where RMS has gotten to.  I haven't heard of you, and I'm not
> backing anything you've come up with that I know of...
> 
> Maybe you could tell us what you're behind, and what you've accomplished -
> then we could tell you what we think of your accomplishments.  Risky, though.
> Our opinion of you might not match your own.
> 
> I'll admit I have some opinion about the scope of your personal awareness now.
> But I'll take it with a grain of salt - cyberspace usually comes across
> harsher than it is actually intended.  Yes?
> 
> Cheers,
> Bret
> --
> Given the degree to which Americans distrust politicians, it boggles the mind
> that religious leaders would consign themselves to that particular circle of
> hell.
> - Alan Wolfe
> 
> 
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