Stallman is fallible

Stallman is fallible

Posted Jul 2, 2009 19:16 UTC (Thu) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091)
In reply to: Stallman warns about C# and Mono dependence by regala
Parent article: Stallman warns about C# and Mono dependence

Stallman's words may not be relevant to you, and that is fine. But if you are referring to this conversation then you are indeed misrepresenting it; I just see a fallible man that makes a mistake, but he apologizes for that.

I would say that we need Stallman for a few more decades. Even if he is sometimes wrong, often loudmouthed and always stubborn, he does pose uncomfortable problems and brings them to light, and is not afraid to say what he thinks without regard for politeness or realpolitik. For instance: nobody has called for free firmware before, since it is an area fraught with subtleties and exceptions. But there is an underlying moral conflict which Stallman unraveled and exposed; and opened a necessary debate which should bring interesting results.

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