So, Richard Stallman, aka RMS, is giving a speech in Gothenburg later this spring. Who, besides me, is going?
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Anonymous2007-04-26 17:40 ID:YvFUsRGh
not me.
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Anonymous2007-04-26 18:12 ID:/3fjU+XU
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Anonymous2007-04-26 19:46 ID:sfZIoqj0
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Anonymous2007-04-26 19:56 ID:9CEgQxVe
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Anonymous2007-04-26 19:58 ID:1n7wo5zg
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Anonymous2007-04-26 20:22 ID:RCfBLF5u
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Anonymous2007-04-26 20:28 ID:yzezM8xU
I found out Stallman gave a speech at my university a couple days after it happened. I was really disappointed I couldn't go. Regardless of what you think of him and his ideas, you can't deny that he's thought provoking.
Alan Touring is Touring complete. He can move across his bike in a (theoretically) infinite
road in either direction. He has memory. In each ride, he can
pedal, take a dump, or sleep at a brothrel.
I wrote the free software song at a filksinging session at a science fiction convention. It was a "bardic circle" session, which means each person in turn around the hall had the chance to either sing or ask someone else to sing. I had just had my turn, and there were 20 or more people there, so I knew it would be a long time before I had another turn. I decided to pass the time writing a filksong. This meant I was not starting with any particular inspiration in mind. I had to look for what to write about and how.
So first I asked myself, what topic should it be about? I realized I had never written a filksong relating to free software, so I figured it was time I did.
Then I asked myself, what tune should I use? I realized I had never written a filksong using Bulgarian dance music, so I figured that would be a good thing to do for once. I chose Sadi Moma because it is not too fast or complicated, and is easy to sing.
By the time it was my turn again, the song was ready. After I sang it, someone else in the room said, "That has an anthem-like quality. You should show it to Richard Stallman." (That year was the time I was a little famous and I was a guest at the convention.)
I said, "I am Richard Stallman."
She said, "Oh, I'm sorry!"
I responded, "Don't be sorry, it's fun when that happens."
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Anonymous2007-04-28 9:28 ID:YXu2dub1
RMS = Root Mean Square
DUMBASS = Richard M Stallman
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Anonymous2007-04-28 16:33 ID:TJ5M0ZAA
You may say RMS has his quirks, like being stupid about "it's GNAA/Lunix, GNAA/Lunix, whine whine whine whine", and he's a communist hippy. But this quirky communist hippy has done more for you than anybody else in the software industry ever will. Without him, you'd be paying for every motherfucking 34 KB utility you need, and you'd be stuck with Microsoft or SCO.
Also, I deeply respect his determination against digital AIDS, the maffia, and anything that's defective by design.