The Twitter bullies will be so happy and think it was their voice that made the difference. In truth, they are nothing without the antifreedom Twitter mods promoting their hate.
RMS Quits GNU Project
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Re: RMS Quits GNU Project
#12This is sad, but it was also bound to happen eventually. I went to one of his talks a few years ago, and what had been billed as a one hour talk dragged on for almost 2 1/2 hours. After the first hour, people were getting up and leaving. Whenever anyone did, he would call them out from the stage. It was very awkward.
While I believe strongly in Free Software, I think the movement would really benefit from a new more charismatic leader, someone from a younger generation. I hate to say that because RMS has given and sacrificed so much, but times have changed.
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#13Re: RMS Quits GNU Project
#14It is impossible to express how sad these events are... we had a new Socrates and we gave him the hemlock again, for reasons even more ridiculous than two thousand years ago.
had a new "Socrates" that defended a serial sex trafficker * and made those who worked around him extremely uncomfortable very often. Also as others have mentioned, he still had a very full career and is most likely still doing what he enjoys, just not in the same context or places as before. edit: never directly defended Epstein, my error. this does not excuse his other behavior in any way.
> defended a serial sex trafficker
What? RMS never did any such thing.
Citation needed.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
had a new "Socrates" that defended a serial sex trafficker * and made those who worked around him extremely uncomfortable very often. Also as others have mentioned, he still had a very full career and is most likely still doing what he enjoys, just not in the same context or places as before. edit: never directly defended Epstein, my error. this does not excuse his other behavior in any way.
> defended a serial sex trafficker What? RMS never did any such thing. Citation needed.
Re: RMS Quits GNU Project
#16The same message where he resigns as head of the GNU project is posted both on the 27th and the 28th of September on this page. Strange.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
> defended a serial sex trafficker What? RMS never did any such thing. Citation needed.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-r...
You should read his actual emails, he never defended Epstein. Sites were just parroting what they read on a medium article written by someone with an axe to grind who'd never met RMS.
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#18Huge thread already here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21103133
Most importantly, the top comment observes that it's somewhat likely this is fake.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
> defended a serial sex trafficker What? RMS never did any such thing. Citation needed.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/famed-mit-computer-scientist-r...
I eagerly await the next step in your brutally obvious motte-and-bailey game.
Try being less dishonest, you shameless sack of shit.
Re: RMS Quits GNU Project
#20It is impossible to express how sad these events are... we had a new Socrates and we gave him the hemlock again, for reasons even more ridiculous than two thousand years ago.
Personally, I think the comparison to Socrates drinking the hemlock is probably a little dramatic for this scenario. Or at least a little bit idealistic on RMS and a little bit harsh on "us".