• @[email protected]
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    222 years ago

    Would be cool to do some kind of thing online to let him know how we all appreciate him.

    I just don’t know what that would look like. Does anyone have any suggestions?

    • Matengor
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      Why not here? This is a Foss platform. Get better, RMS!

  • TrinityTek
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    242 years ago

    If you happen to read this, Mr. Stallman, I wish you you a swift and full recovery. We need more in this world like you. Thank you for all that you have done for the world and your tireless advocacy of Free Software!

  • @[email protected]
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    Sad news about a pioneer of internet freedom. He has earned his fair share of criticism and detractors, but he has also given a lot to the Linux and free software ecosystem. I personally run [email protected] on all my rigs to support open-source cancer research, I hope one day we can finally cross cancer off the list of humankind’s foes.

    • InEnduringGrowStrong
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      If the human body or cancer were Free and Open Source, it’d be much easier to cure too.
      Fucking closed source human DNA.

  • @[email protected]
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    172 years ago

    Gotta say the older I get, the more I appreciate what he stands for. Especially as we spiral toward a dystopian future where privacy is suspect and surveillance is everywhere, FOSS is the only way to retain control over our digital lives.

    • @[email protected]
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      Why would you wanna fight RMS? I mean some of his views are controversial, but he ain’t a bad guy.

      • @[email protected]
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        lol - gotta keep the man sharp

        btw - who downvotes ppl (you + me ) praising a guy for battling cancer, because that’s what it is … Cancer strips us of our humanity - doesn’t matter who you are, it reduces you. And the only way to live is to keep a positive attitude, do everything medicine has to beat it into submission and see that next sunrise.

        I have always liked RMS because he praised solutions to problems, hope there is someone else to carry his torch.

        • @[email protected]
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          We should stop saying that people should fight cancer, since they can’t.

          There is nothing a person can do against cancer except do what they’re told by the doctors.

          https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/28/stop-fighting-cancer-ordinary-illness-language

          Do you have a cancer? Or are you “a brave hero fighting against the demon foe”? Have you something in your body that needs removing, or are you a heroic victim in a war you may “win or lose”? A poll by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that many people with cancer are fed up with the language of war. They want to be treated like anyone else who is ill. They want to discuss their treatment with a doctor. It is as simple as that.

          Anyone with experience of a cancer knows well the lugubrious looks you get. You poor thing. We are so sorry. How long have “they” given you? Be brave. Be positive. Fight back. Don’t give in and “lose”. It suggests you lacked courage and were “beaten”.

          I suggest you read the rest of the article since it’s pretty short.

          Another relevant article: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/lets-stop-talking-about-battling-cancer/

          • @[email protected]
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            32 years ago

            The fighting stance is how I treat all illnesses, it suggests both a need for support and, through discipline and great effort, a path to recovery assisted by our actions.

  • @[email protected]
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    While everyone changes the world ever so slightly in their own way, Stallman is one of these individuals that actually affected the entire world through their achievements, changing it for the better. I sincerely hope he continues being there for decades to come. I want to hear him at GNU’s 50th Anniversary!!! Richard, if you’re reading this, I hope you get better. You deserve to live and to promote free software for many more decades!

    Join us now and share the software,

    you’ll be free, hackers, you’ll be free!

    Join us now and share the software,

    you’ll be free hackers, you’ll be free.

    Hoarders may get piles of money

    that is true, hackers, that is true!

    But they cannot help their neighbors,

    That’s not good, hackers, that’s not good!

    When we have enough free software

    At our call, hackers, at our call,

    We’ll get rid of those dirty licenses

    Ever more, hackers, ever more!

    Join us now and share the software,

    You’ll be free, hackers, you’ll be free,

    Join us now and share the software,

    You’ll be free, hackers, you’ll be free.

  • Franzia
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    I hope this fucking legend gets well and keeps carrying on.

  • Pennomi
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    322 years ago

    Fun fact, Richard Stallman named one of the FOSS games I worked on. I wish the very best for him.

      • Pennomi
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        262 years ago

        Indeed. It used to be called OSARE (Open source action rpg engine) until RMS pointed out it should be Free/Libre not Open Source. So we changed the name!