I think that ESR should employ a more radical license for his programs: the "do what the fuck you want to" public license.
If RMS want to dress like St Ignacious, do what the fuck you want.
If RMS wants to be the new Che Guevara, do what the fuck you want, man.
ESR is libertarian, and libertarianism is all about deploying that kind of license in your personal life.
RMS is not a fanatic. He's passionate, and I like his passion and his cause.
I don't think that engineering pragmatism is politically neutral. Sure, you can write a fine piece of software, but Who controls the software? For me, that's the crucial question, and I think is a very pragmatic question, indeed.
If RMS want to dress like St Ignacious, do what the fuck you want.
If RMS wants to be the new Che Guevara, do what the fuck you want, man.
ESR is libertarian, and libertarianism is all about deploying that kind of license in your personal life.
RMS is not a fanatic. He's passionate, and I like his passion and his cause.
I don't think that engineering pragmatism is politically neutral. Sure, you can write a fine piece of software, but Who controls the software? For me, that's the crucial question, and I think is a very pragmatic question, indeed.