I don't understand how anyone can watch that show its like watching paint dry and it lasts over an hour

Listening to Stallman talk at all is like licking wet paint and then spitting it in your own eyes.

yeah its pretty awful, but i still have to respect the creator of emacs.

>>334
He is a pretty awesome programmer and I personally think he's right with his views, but he just never shuts the fuck up about it.

>>335
>I personally think he's right with his views

I certainly think buying and selling software in inethical -- to me, that's like buying or selling music, sex, or forgiveness; it's bad. But, can someone explain to me how using commercial software means giving up your freedom?

>>342
Stallman never said selling software is unethical. He even used to sell copies of emacs in tapes (including the source code, of course), in the old days. The "free" in "Free Software" is as in "free speech", not as in "free beer". He's against unfree code probably because of this:
>In 1980, Stallman and some other hackers at the AI Lab were refused access to the source code for the software of a newly installed laser printer, the Xerox 9700. Stallman had modified the software for the Lab's previous laser printer (the XGP, Xerographic Printer), so it electronically messaged a user when the person's job was printed, and would message all logged-in users waiting for print jobs if the printer was jammed. Not being able to add these features to the new printer was a major inconvenience, as the printer was on a different floor from most of the users. This experience convinced Stallman of people's need to be free to modify the software they use. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stallman#Decline_of_MIT_hacker_culture ]

With commercial software you (usually) do not have the freedom to modify the code, so it should be obvious that's a restriction in freedom even if you think it's fair.

The people who run this show are very ignorant, and demonstrate poor logical thinking skills.

Every time the guy with glasses tries to make a point, it's either incoherent or has a large flaw. The whole show was pretty much Stallman demolishing all of his crappy rebuttals.

I feel sorry for Stallman though, it must take a lot of effort to tolerate this moron.

>>342

Obviously you don't know his views.

>>297

That picture is from when Torvalds flipped N-vida. That quote is from him directly, even?

This was the first time i watched this show and i first i love the energy of the host with the glasses, but man, he is dense as a rock. He makes the open source advocates look so dumb. What takes so long to figure out about the differences on free and open? Both perspectives are important and instead of discussing anything remotely interesting about'em he got carried away for personal reasons. What a waste of time.

>>407
yes, that is the exact quote form your Lord and Savior Linus