Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 02:51:09 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RMS: A threat to society? Message-ID: <3BA3248D.5E47FDC9@mindspring.com> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010913023437.045fae70@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010913002733.05261930@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010912203732.0492cc80@localhost> <20010912225151.58FCD37B40B@hub.freebsd.org> <20010912215547.98067.qmail@web20806.mail.yahoo.com> <01091219512600.11358@proxy.the-i-pa.com> <20010912225428.A9675@citusc17.usc.edu> <4.3.2.7.2.20010913021952.045974f0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010913185102.0497c9e0@localhost> <15266.22869.722204.601040@guru.mired.org>
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I changed the subject to reflect this thread, since it's really
stupid in the context in which it's been placed.
Mike Meyer wrote in response to Brett Glass:
> I will agree that mine was a nasty, vindictive attack. On the other
> hand, what you do not see is that your attack on RMS was at least as
> nasty and vindictive. They are, essentially, the same attack -
> comparing someone to a lunatic with no regard for human life. You are
> doing what I predicted anyone with an agenda would do, and trying to
> use the emotional energy generated by this disaster to help forward
> your own agenda.
Actually, I think that usually, Brett is mostly attacking RMS'
philosophy; RMS is merely a convenient example of someone who
espouses that philosophy.
For the man himself, from personal observation of the man and
reading of his writings, I also think RMS has many attributes
in common with Theodore Kazinski (the Unibomber). I can give
you a large laundry list, starting with his luddism, the fact
that he also has written a "Manifesto", his unkempt appearance,
his appearing to have, according to the DSM IV, 5 out of the 11
common symptoms of the rare condition Asperger's Syndrome ("Mad
Scientist's Disease" -- a variant form of autism), his disdain
for the rule of law (in his case, intellectual property law),
and so on.
In short, RMS is a scar, a shaved head, a monocle, and a bald
cat away from being a villian in an Austin Powers movie...
-- Terry
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