Lerabing Code (Was Re: [lbo-talk] Re: Purer Than Thou)

Matt lbo4 at beyondzero.net
Tue Jan 23 09:34:02 PST 2007


On Tue, Jan 23, 2007 at 07:40:19AM -0800, Jordan Hayes wrote:


> Of course, the point being made is not that you should learn Unix, but
> rather that you should think about how software is made, under what
> economic and social pressures, and choose accordingly as a consumer.
> Stalman doesn't want you to write code (unless you can, in which case
> you "should"), he wants you to *use* code that was made in this way.
>
> It's absolutely no different than thinking about Nike shoes are made,
> and takes no more work.

What sucks is how this message is being delivered. Stallman comes across like a lunatic who is out of touch with how most people use computers and what they use them for.

Of course, the delivery sucks about Nike, too.

Matt

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