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Richard Stallman and the GNU project

Richard Stallman and the GNU project

Posted Oct 8, 2019 17:38 UTC (Tue) by Zack (guest, #37335)
In reply to: Richard Stallman and the GNU project by smurf
Parent article: Richard Stallman and the GNU project

> Expecting everybody else to put up with the culture of misogyny and professional denigration that his

That gets repeating a lot. Repeating something a lot doesn't make it true.

> I assume him to be unable to [follow any of my values], not without some professional coaching.

"Assuming I am a better person than he is, my moral objections are vindicated (because I am a better person)."

> Right now this fact

That's an assumption, not a fact. You just said that: "I assume him...".

> Thus there should be consequences.

"Thus" means a conclusion to a logical chain of arguments. You haver introduced nothing but a personal dislike of the man, and some backwards reasoning to arrive at the conclusion that you are right to do so.

It's okay to simply dislike the man. It's not okay to hide behind spurious reasoning and fabrications to convince the world there's a moral imperative to do the same so you can feel better about your convictions.


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Richard Stallman and the GNU project

Posted Oct 9, 2019 7:32 UTC (Wed) by xophos (subscriber, #75267) [Link]

Thank you!
Someone needed to say it!


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