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Therese Godefroy |
Subject: |
www/philosophy luispo-rms-interview.html |
Date: |
Sat, 25 May 2019 06:40:32 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/05/25 06:40:32
Modified files:
philosophy : luispo-rms-interview.html
Log message:
Cosmetic changes.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/luispo-rms-interview.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.36&r2=1.37
Patches:
Index: luispo-rms-interview.html
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<title>Interview: Richard M. Stallman
- GNU Project - Free Software Foundation</title>
+<style type="text/css" media="screen"><!--
+blockquote {
+ font-style: italic;
+ margin-top: 2em;
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<h2>Interview: Richard M. Stallman</h2>
<p>
-<i>[ This is an interview between Louis Suarez-Potts and Richard
-M. Stallman. ]</i>
+<i>This is an interview between Louis Suarez-Potts and Richard
+M. Stallman.</i>
</p>
+<hr class="thin">
<p>
Richard M. Stallman is the most forceful and famous
@@ -70,9 +77,8 @@
like to live in. Your focus now—and for at least the
last seventeen years—has been on working to make the
social arrangements for using software more ethical.
-</p></blockquote>
-
-<blockquote><p>
+</p>
+<p>
But, [briefly,] what do you mean by the notion of a what I call here
a more ethical society?
</p></blockquote>
@@ -94,9 +100,8 @@
problems. Of the two, free software is a term that implies an
ethic of living and holds out the promise of a more just
society; the other, “open source,” does not.
-</p></blockquote>
-
-<blockquote><p>
+</p>
+<p>
Is that a fair statement? Would you address that issue, and clarify
the distinctions for our readers?
</p></blockquote>
@@ -224,9 +229,8 @@
think that Microsoft is to be ignored, just as the WTO should not be
ignored. But: my question was to suggest a rebuttal this self-evident
FUD, not to credit the errors of others.
-</p></blockquote>
-
-<blockquote><p>
+</p>
+<p>
So, I'll rephrase my question: Microsoft has attacked the GPL
as business foolishness that is also bad for
“America” (whatever that means). They don't care
@@ -234,19 +238,18 @@
for that matter, the FUD of those who share Microsoft's views?
</p></blockquote>
-<blockquote><p>
+<p>
Stallman did not respond to this query for clarification, but as it
happened, a <a href="/events/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.txt">speech</a>
he recently presented at New York University responded to
Microsoft's propaganda. The Free Software Foundation has presented a
<a href="/press/2001-05-04-GPL.html">defense</a>, of free software,
as well.
-</p></blockquote>
+</p>
-<blockquote><p>
+<p>
[To return to the interview…]
-</p></blockquote>
-
+</p>
<blockquote><p>
On a more individual level, how would you address the criticism of
person who would like to follow your ethical standards but feels she
@@ -435,7 +438,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2019/05/25 10:35:51 $
+$Date: 2019/05/25 10:40:31 $
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</p>
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