* murph <mu...@member.fsf.org> [2021-03-26 17:35]: > I'd like to share an experience of mine with Richard Stallman, and > some reflections on the current situation. > > In about 2010 or so, I went to the Trenton Computer Festival. Richard > was slated to talk. It was a treat to have him speak close to home > for me. I also noticed that he was listed as a leader in Open Source, > and I thought that it would be amusing to see how he would react to > that. Maybe some witty barbs, and an explanation of the difference > between the Free and Open movements, as a learning experience for the > organizers, as well as the audience. > > I was wrong. It was not amusing. > > I had been an associate member of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) > for a short time at that point, and I was convinced that Free Software > was (and still is) worthy of praise, and a brilliant idea for enabling > people to be free through software that they use. > > When Richard was on stage, and found out about the "Open Source" > moniker, he was outraged. I don't recall his words of over a decade > ago, but I thought I recall more than a little cursing. Regardless of > the exact words, it was unbecoming of someone of his stature. It was > less statesman, and more temper tantrum. > > There was quite a bit of complaining, and he wasn't sure that he could > go on. He was so disturbed by the misrepresentation. He eventually > regained his composure, and gave a speech about Free Software.
Which is what matters, but you had the opportunity to correct it and you let him get angered, you boy! https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html I have been speaking in public, and have been participating in creation of a theater play. My work in the theater play was highly respected, and was played in the premiere. But it was not played in the public play. I was pissed off, and I wish never to see that director again. Who cares that I got paid, why did I work? I would never work there would I know how director would > I walked away that day, not energized about supporting Free Software, > but instead thinking about the man that was in the front of the room > talking about it. Was this the right person to further that cause? I > was a new member then, so I didn't really feel it was my place to > bring this to the FSF. I just let it go. Perhaps I should not have. > Maybe I should have sent an email then, and try to raise these > concerns. I can fully understand your feeling, that is normal human reaction. Emotion is better understood than the meaning behind it. But I hope until today you got the point of Open Source, did you? > Is the FSF truly only about Richard? Definitely not, RMS never envisioned FSF to be about RMS, but about free software philosophy and promotion of it. > This is an opportunity to show that the FSF and Free Software can > continue on without the direct guiding of Richard. (Who will most > likely not live forever, regardless of the current situation) What nonsensical statements there, neither of us is most likely not to live forever... hahahahha _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss