Why “rms” is being discussed
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rms (Stallman) used to (still does?) do that where he would download the web requests and emails on a daily basis and then work offline the rest of the day and then sync overnig…
by AdamN · Sep 22, 2026
Indeed! While reading the original post, I was reminded of the old essays where RMS made it abundantly clear that charging for delivery media was absolutely ok - and if you want…
by toyg · Sep 20, 2026
I went in expecting yet another screed about how passkeys were not issued by RMS in a FOSS encyclical, and therefore not only were they insecure, but they were also a morally ba…
by EPWN3D · Sep 18, 2026
I can't take RMS seriously any more after he supported Covid vaccine mandates. A closed source printer driver is evil, but forcing people to get a proprietary novel medical trea…
by firmretention · Sep 18, 2026
For the interested. According to this source[1], RMS wrote: > plausible scenario is that she presented herself to him as entirely willing [1] https://web.archive.org&#…
by lixtra · Sep 18, 2026
> but his views are not precise or correct in this matter. The views he expressed re sexual assault were abhorrent I have huge respect for RMS. Being this wrong once shows the b…
by worik · Sep 17, 2026
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