Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on December 30, 2006 01:44 PM
I don't feel that the move towards activism has been a good idea. The FSF has been most valuable when it's been purely about software, and largely kept its' opinions to itself.
The one single thing that the FSF needs to accept is that by and large, its' perspectives are not considered desirable by the majority. The FSF is a fringe organisation, which frankly appeals primarily to fringe individuals in my observation.
I also strongly believe that the FSF, its' fanaticism, its' other cultic tendencies, and its' ability to alienate people is the single main element slowing Linux's mainstream progress. Technical user interface issues can be worked around...The kinds of social and political problems which the FSF causes however are a lot more difficult to solve, and they seriously hinder Linux's continued uptake. People do not want or need the kind of controversy and division that Stallman and his followers create; especially when said controversy is based around issues that non-autistic individuals frankly do not care about. The likes of Bradley Kuhn attempting to dictate how people should think and which licenses they should be allowed to use also is extremely unwelcome, and reveals Kuhn as the facist that I believe he genuinely is.
Stallman did some good and made some positive contributions many years ago...I do not seek to deny that. However, I wish for the sake of both Linux and his users that he and a number of other people within the FSF were willing to honestly look at whether or not the organisation is now doing more harm than good. I believe that it is, and that the single most beneficial action that it could take at this point would probably be to disband.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on December 30, 2006 01:44 PMThe one single thing that the FSF needs to accept is that by and large, its' perspectives are not considered desirable by the majority. The FSF is a fringe organisation, which frankly appeals primarily to fringe individuals in my observation.
I also strongly believe that the FSF, its' fanaticism, its' other cultic tendencies, and its' ability to alienate people is the single main element slowing Linux's mainstream progress. Technical user interface issues can be worked around...The kinds of social and political problems which the FSF causes however are a lot more difficult to solve, and they seriously hinder Linux's continued uptake. People do not want or need the kind of controversy and division that Stallman and his followers create; especially when said controversy is based around issues that non-autistic individuals frankly do not care about. The likes of Bradley Kuhn attempting to dictate how people should think and which licenses they should be allowed to use also is extremely unwelcome, and reveals Kuhn as the facist that I believe he genuinely is.
Stallman did some good and made some positive contributions many years ago...I do not seek to deny that. However, I wish for the sake of both Linux and his users that he and a number of other people within the FSF were willing to honestly look at whether or not the organisation is now doing more harm than good. I believe that it is, and that the single most beneficial action that it could take at this point would probably be to disband.
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