I had expected a great fuss about encryption, and to find myself awake past midnight recompiling a kernel or fighting with encryption keys in order to talk to Stallman who would be nit-picky, weird and patronising about my weak security practices.
We found a mutually agreeable solution, being Jit.si, over which Richard devoted hours to helping me with my questions. So, within a few days I received a thoughtful and detailed reply from Richard himself, who suggested we talk, and some choices of technology for a meeting.
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As I see it, Stallman shares with the legendary Noam Chomsky, in being approachable by anyone, whether a professional reporter, student, blogger, or critic. Those who have a great deal to say, often take such pains to hide themselves and make sure nobody gets to speak back. Often when trying to interview other writers or public figures one encounters a fortress of aloof discouragement-just go away, I am way too busy for you. Having dealt with many prominent people I know it sometimes takes weeks and many attempts just to get through to an agent or handler, let alone win a personal audience. Now, some might say that a “professional” would delegate their public interface. It explained Richard’s workflow for processing mail and when I might expect a reply. His email was polite, concise, informative and sensible. Were I an NSA worker it would cause no offence and make me smile. Weird, yes! Check one! But in good humour. Obviously it was an automated response, including some boilerplate addressed to any NSA agents enjoying our conversation. Some people say that he is difficult to get along with, but here’s why I feel any labelling of Stallman as “unprofessional” is undeserved.Īs I hit send on an email to Richard Stallman, a person famed for “being weird,” I sighed with resignation at the fact it would likely go unanswered. I recently had reason to speak with Richard Stallman while researching a new book, as I needed to interview an authority on the subject of “Software Freedom.” Of course, this is my personal experience over a short time.
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Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and GNU project, accuse him of “unprofessionalism.” My experience has been different. Professional Interaction with Richard Stallman #professionalĪttackers of Prof.
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