27 Apr
2002
27 Apr
'02
4:58 a.m.
On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Sellam Ismail wrote:
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Doc wrote:
Eeewww!
And yes, I meant in the late '80s...
If I do something vitally productive and significant, and then become
senile and/or insane, I hope that the world doesn't _keep_ treating my
pronouncements as vitally significant. I'm not implying that RMS is
either senile or insane, but I think it's an accurate analogy.
Doc
Richard M. Stallman not only didn't invent
open software, he didn't
coin the term. He DID provide a very critically imporatant rallying
point and a charismatic front for the computing/coding community.
Charismatic? Ok, maybe in his early years, but I don't call picking at
your toenails and eating the harvest during an interview very
"charismatic".