From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Mar 11 21:25:13 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from lariat.org (lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8992737B719 for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2001 21:25:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brett@lariat.org) Received: from mustang.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp0.lariat.org@lariat.org [12.23.109.2]) by lariat.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA13930; Sun, 11 Mar 2001 22:24:01 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <4.3.2.7.2.20010311193801.0441d3c0@localhost> X-Sender: brett@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 4.3.2 Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:42:33 -0700 To: Rahul Siddharthan From: Brett Glass Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again Cc: "Victor R. Cardona" , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <20010307144258.G642@lpt.ens.fr> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010306122244.04477f00@localhost> <20010305200017.D80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305123951.04604b20@localhost> <20010305205030.G80474@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010305125259.00cfdae0@localhost> <20010305142108.A17269@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306011342.045fb360@localhost> <20010306081025.A22143@marx.marvic.chum> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306092612.00b79f00@localhost> <20010306174618.N32515@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010306122244.04477f00@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org At 06:42 AM 3/7/2001, Rahul Siddharthan wrote: >Let's say it's (a) and (b). Well, I'd say it differently: (a) I >dislike the unethical monopolisation of intellectual property by major >corporations and content publishers, Intellectual property, by its very nature, consists of a government-granted monopoly. Yes, it is sometimes used unethically. But this does not mean that one should throw the baby out with the bath water. >and (b) I have read many of >Stallman's writings and find much to agree with in them. Stallman's writings use many time-honored tricks of rhetoric and propaganda and are highly deceptive -- most of all about his true aims. >But you'd >phrase these two points as you did above. And that's fair enough, I >suppose: because what you describe to others as your balanced view of >Stallman's allegedly unethical behaviour, looks to me just like spite >and hatred against the man. I have no "spite" or "hatred" against the man. However, he has acted unethically and caused great harm, and it is important that this be reported and that steps be taken to undo the damage. The first step is, of course, knowledge. When people understand the "big picture" -- including Stallman's history and motivations -- it's easier for them to see through the deception. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message