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Pure ideology only works...

...if the ideology is perfect, which I think is well beyond human capacity. A dose of pragmatism is almost always a good thing.

And yes, I think RMS has a big ego (probably wouldn't gotten as far if he hadn't), but I don't think that's why he got into the free software business to start with (there were certainly more promising avenues at the time).

But seriously, RMS has always talked about freedom, and the OSI people about a better way to write software. Both are compatible with reasonable quality controls (and possibly an apprenticeship system) imposed by project leaders (you can always start your own project).

Posted by: John L. Ries   Posted on: 08/18/08  (Edited: 08/18/2008 @ 02:06) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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