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To: Golden Eagle

Michael Moore's movies are political, but Richard Stallman's software is not even slightly political, so your analogy falls flat on its face. Beyond that, Stallman is but one of many, many contributors to Linux and open source in general.

Stallman is an interesting character. Although I profoundly disagree with him on many political issues, I nevertheless respect him for his vision of free software. The modern mass-market software industry, you see, is hardly a model for free enterprise. The way MS was able to leverage its de facto control of public standards (Word, etc.) with proprietary formats is a classic example of the failure of free enterprise. We can only hope that that failure is temporary. Currently, the only hope for rectifying that failure is Linux and Open Document Format.


36 posted on 12/12/2006 9:16:17 PM PST by RussP
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To: RussP
Richard Stallman's software is not even slightly political

LMAO! So I guess he is just on vacation then accidentally ends up addressing the United Nations each time he appears there? A few months ago Stallman delivered a petition with 165,000 names he had signed to the French Prime Minister, but I guess you think he was there to provide some technical support instead LOL. Nothing political about having your own "manifesto" either huh, I guess you have one too?

37 posted on 12/13/2006 5:37:40 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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To: RussP
Stallman is but one of many, many contributors to Linux and open source in general.

LOL your denials are hilarious. Stallman is referred to as "the father of free software" and current estimates are 70% or more of all open source use his license, and he owns the copyright on more code in a typical Linux distro than anyone. I have a feeling you already knew this though, but nothing will stop your defense of his leftist movement since you've already established the importance to you of his bribe.

38 posted on 12/13/2006 5:45:17 AM PST by Golden Eagle
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