RMS was right all along.

As someone very unimpressed with RMS-the-human, he is just bang on the money when it comes to software freedom. He is as right on that as he is odd as a person, I think it's a real shame (an inevitable one, but still) that the GNU concept seems to be lost on many younger programmers e.g. the GNU/Linux meme (there would be no kernel and no "Linux" without GNU, GCC, and the GPL so I have no issues giving them credit when due)

> He is as right on that as he is odd as a person

We're continuously being told that we need different people to come up with different ideas. Then the same people are unimpressed that people with unconventional ideas are unconventional. SMH.

Unconventional doesn't cut it. I'm unconventional. RMS is a creepy weirdo and frankly kind of an asshole.

> is a creepy weirdo

I'm positive we call them "autists" these days, not "creepy weirdos", just like we don't call low-IQ people "idiots" anymore, even though we did at some point.

"Autist" is a term (usually pejorative these days) for people on the autism spectrum, most of whom are not creepy weirdos.

Yes; objectively nobody is a creepy weirdo because it's a cheap, nebulous, meaningless term. Yet for some reason there seems to be no shortage of people using it to designate people who are just different in some way.

I don’t think “creepy weirdo” is meaningless. It may not be precisely defined, but that applies to lots of things that are still meaningful. At the very least “creepy weirdo” connotes something entirely different from “genuinely pleasant dude”.

It’s also not fair to say that I used it to designate someone who is “just different”. I suspect many folks would call me pretty different, but no one has ever to my knowledge called me a creepy weirdo-slash-asshole because I don’t do creepy assholish things.

Finally … “autist”, really? Being on the autism spectrum does not excuse any and all behavior. There’s a social uphill battle for some folks with autism, yes, but uphill battles are a fact of life.

> I don’t think “creepy weirdo” is meaningless. It may not be precisely defined, but that applies to lots of things that are still meaningful.

Compared to "legally blind" or "Type 1 diabetic", it's virtually meaningless, on the level on "a person I don't like" -- quite literally. No, seriously, I don't see how it means anything more than that.

RMS also says he isn't autistic IIRC

That doesn't stop supporters of his behavior who want autism to be an excuse for antisocial behavior that they support from attributing autism to him.

You're not unconventional, you're anonymous.

Why do you think it's okay to smear Stallman like this?

And for the people who apparently are supporting this smear, please take a minute to educate yourself: https://stallmansupport.org/

If you'll believe me, I know people who are completely free software nuts who also don't harass women at conferences

"Who controls your computer? Is it you?"

"Either the user controls the software, or the software controls the users":

https://youtu.be/Ag1AKIl_2GM?t=57

Already the case with proprietary banking apps..

I can't reproduce the problem under mpv or Kodi. We've already passed the peak user experience of software bondage. Here's to hoping the next big trend is popular adoption of user-representing software.