I just wish I knew how to do something about them."
Once again, Stallman presents his political activity as
a function of personal confidence. Given the amount of
time it has taken him to develop and hone the free
software movement's core tenets, Stallman is hesitant
to jump aboard any issues or trends that might
transport him into uncharted territory.
"I wish I knew I how to make a major difference on
those bigger issues, because I would be tremendously
proud if I could, but they're very hard and lots of
people who are probably better than I am have been
working on them and have gotten only so far," he says.
"But as I see it, while other people were defending
against these big visible threats, I saw another threat
that was unguarded. And so I went to defend against
that threat. It may not be as big a threat, but I was
the only one there."
Chewing a final split end, Stallman suggests paying the
check. Before the waiter can take it away, however,
Stallman pulls out a white-colored dollar bill and
throws it on the pile.
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