Re: looks like it's happening everywhere but the US.

Jan C. Depner wrote:

>I do read what he writes.  Usually his rants against the OSI and anyone
>else that doesn't follow the FSF way.  Yes, RMS has said that you should
>make money - as wages - software shouldn't be sold.  You are correct
>though, if it wasn't for him a lot of this wouldn't have happened.
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>Jan
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RMS rants a lot, and I understand why. He started out with a muddy 
vision, cleared it, started sculpting it and did so publicly... and 
people went out with his almost finished sculpture saying it was a 
masterpiece. It wasn't done when they took it. :)

He has taken some hits for his personal style. I try to separate the 
person from the message. The message is there, and his ranting doesn't 
help, I agree. But the beauty of it is that passion cannot be faked. A 
cool calm voice can be practiced. Sometimes there needs to be a Voice 
from the Wilderness.

I've emailed him a few times, and he's very objective and sensible via 
email. Of course, he and I seemed to disagree on a few points (to me) 
which I later found out, with reflection, that we agreed upon.

Taran