Forget RMS, fly Dr.NU up from Peru!

Derek Neighbors plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Mon, 6 May 2002 13:17:05 -0700


I find it near hilarious that this list is so impressed by Peru and the statements they make.  I ask all that were applauding yet were flaming GNU\Linux and RMS to step back and look at the situation.

They are calling it 'Free Software' and not 'Open Source' and there is a reason for that.  RMS has made several visits to Brazil, Argentina and Peru to meet with their heads of state on getting 'Free Software' in place in these countries.  So why we like to call him foul smelling and obnoxiously rude etc, he is sitting in dinners with head of state of most of South America making a difference.

Note the links given were cached google pages from gnu.org in peruvian.  http://www.gnu.org.pe .  This also is no coincedence.  So why we all like to say FSF is good for nothing zealotary, I think you should take a moment to reflect that while at times what they do can be 'corny' and RMS has little manners at times, they really do serve a purpose and its not 'how to make money selling free software' ;)

-Derek