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[–] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

RMS is the patron saint (and prophet) of open source. Like all saints he can be an A-hole zealot.

I want to thank Richard for being the a-hole zealot the world has needed. The whole F-ing world is in debt to his relentless, tireless work.

[–] nehal3m@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I don’t want to be pedantic in reply to a heartfelt comment but since I believe Richard himself would say this: he advocates for free software which is fundamentally different from open source.

[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're right, and anyone who thinks otherwise should check out Revolution OS. He speaks about it in detail.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k0RYQVkQmWU

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