Here is what I got from the video:

1. One of the hosts sells software for a living and people buy a license key. Stallman tells the host that he is unethical and businesses like his should fail. The only reason that Stallman "makes a living" is begging people for free money to donate to the FSF.

2. Any games released for Windows, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360, and so forth are bad. By buying Mass Effect 3, you are supporting bad ethics even though games can be considered art like a movie, painting, or music. Stallman would then expect Bioware to release every bit of the game from the art, sounds, and code. I love video games and appreciate them as art and for Stallman to say that they are wrong for releasing a product and I am being unethical for playing an Xbox 360 game is total crap.

3. Applications given for free without any DRM or licences are still bad. You must give away the entire source code. This we have known about this but an XMPP app is much different than a video game like listed above. I'd be more inclined to give a tool away than an entire art piece in software form.

4. Stallman blames right wing politics and wall street for ruining software essentially saying that it is not just about software anymore. He is an ultra liberal that hates capitalism. He said he doesn't care if people are unemployed and should be spending their time following his dogma instead of putting in hours to innovate something with a unique product. I know the "Stallman is a communist" rhetoric has been thrown around before, but you can hear it in his tone and his words.


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