Stallman is the enemy of your Lisp!

http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Source-Language.html#Source-Language
>in general it is much better to use C, rather than the comparable alternatives.
>C has one advantage over other compiled languages: more people know C
>the best language to use is C. Using another language is like using a non-standard feature: it will cause trouble for users.

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Stallman likes Lisp, but he is also partially to blame for the whole Symbolics conflict. Stallman's Lisp preferences are a lot less current than what most Lispers like (he thinks dynamic scope should be on by default).