cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1366698
Richard Stallman was right since the very beginning. Every warning, every prophecy realised. And, worst of all, he had the solution since the start. The problem is not Richard Stallman or the Free Software Foundation. The problem is us. The problem is that we didn’t listen.
The guy helped me in my radicalization, whether I’ve noticed it in the past or not, and inspite of all the libertarian nonsense along the way.
I still stand with my decision on defending him in 2019 that he should remain the head of the FSF. There is simply no one else like him, even if he’s somewhat of a peculiar character though, and has said on multiple occasions unnaceptable things.