Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs

#1

Post by akshay_surve » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 10:23 AM UTC

Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs
stallman.org

Re: Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs

#2

Post by akshay_surve » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 10:29 AM UTC

Copy pasted from the page for convenience:

Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died.

As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone." Nobody deserves to have to die - not Jobs, not Mr. Bill, not even people guilty of bigger evils than theirs. But we all deserve the end of Jobs' malign influence on people's computing.

Unfortunately, that influence continues despite his absence. We can only hope his successors, as they attempt to carry on his legacy, will be less effective.

Re: Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs

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Post by n00kie » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 10:50 AM UTC

akshay_surve wrote: post #2

Copy pasted from the page for convenience: Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone." Nobody deserves to have to die - not Jobs, not Mr. Bill, not even people guilty of bigger evils than theirs. But we all deserve the end o…

What an arse!

Re: Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs

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Post by jeffehobbs » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 10:51 AM UTC

Constant Jackass.

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#5

Post by llambda » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 10:55 AM UTC

RMS: standing on principle at any cost until the bitter end. What a trite, insensitive comment to make.

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Post by jjpf » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 10:56 AM UTC

Unfortunate comments by a deluded man.

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Post by GermTheGeek » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 11:00 AM UTC

akshay_surve wrote: post #2

Copy pasted from the page for convenience: Steve Jobs, the pioneer of the computer as a jail made cool, designed to sever fools from their freedom, has died. As Chicago Mayor Harold Washington said of the corrupt former Mayor Daley, "I'm not glad he's dead, but I'm glad he's gone." Nobody deserves to have to die - not Jobs, not Mr. Bill, not even people guilty of bigger evils than theirs. But we all deserve the end o…

Made me laugh at the very least, RMS is a nutter.

Re: Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs

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Post by k-mcgrady » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 11:07 AM UTC

I always thought he was a bit of an a-hole but this is very disrespectful.

Re: Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs

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Post by noodly » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 11:13 AM UTC

I like it. :)

Re: Richard Stallman on Steve Jobs

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Post by _fn » Fri, Oct 07, 2011, 11:18 AM UTC

I would've never say that he is crazy, but this crosses the line.