I just got back from the RMS talk at Champlain (and was also at the one last night). Although we're probably all familiar with a lot of RMS' ideas, it was interesting to hear them from his own mouth. I especially enjoyed the Saint IGNUcius diversion this morning :-)
Listening to RMS reminds me of the George Bernard Shaw quote (that also happens to be the basis of a Ralph Nader documentary) "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." I think we can all agree that RMS is an unreasonable man that has (and continues to) bring about a lot of positive change. On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Rubin Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While the lack of time to go for beers was disappointing (domestic > issues centering on sick kiddos forced a direct return home), I > personally found RMS' speech to be very much in line with my own > personal feelings. And while I tend to be significantly less dogmatic > in my idealism (I think I let reality have a little more headroom than > RMS does), you have to admire a guy who is so committed to his ideals. > I found myself nodding a lot, even when he went off on tirades about > "evil corporations that deserve bankruptcy". > > Did anyone catch his talk this AM at Champlain? > > Rubin > > -- > Rubin Bennett > RB Technologies > http://thatitguy.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (802)223-4448 > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little > temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety" > --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 >
