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Williams, Sam
"Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software"
Like a Jew keeping
kosher or a Mormon refusing to drink alcohol, Stallman
paints his decision to use free software in the place
of proprietary in the color of tradition and personal
belief. As software evangelists go, Stallman avoids
forcing those beliefs down listeners' throats. Then
again, a listener rarely leaves a Stallman speech not
knowing where the true path to software righteousness lies.
As if to drive home this message, Stallman punctuates
his speech with an unusual ritual. Pulling a black robe
out of a plastic grocery bag, Stallman puts it on. Out
of a second bag, he pulls a reflective yellow computer
disk and places it on his head. The crowd lets out a
startled laugh.
"I am St. Ignucius of the Church of Emacs," says
Stallman, raising his right hand in mock-blessing. "I
bless your computer, my child."
Stallman dressed as St. Ignucius. Photo by Wouter van
Oortmerssen.
The laughter turns into full-blown applause after a few
seconds.
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kosher or a Mormon refusing to drink alcohol, Stallman
paints his decision to use free software in the place
of proprietary in the color of tradition and personal
belief. As software evangelists go, Stallman avoids
forcing those beliefs down listeners' throats. Then
again, a listener rarely leaves a Stallman speech not
knowing where the true path to software righteousness lies.
As if to drive home this message, Stallman punctuates
his speech with an unusual ritual. Pulling a black robe
out of a plastic grocery bag, Stallman puts it on. Out
of a second bag, he pulls a reflective yellow computer
disk and places it on his head. The crowd lets out a
startled laugh.
"I am St. Ignucius of the Church of Emacs," says
Stallman, raising his right hand in mock-blessing. "I
bless your computer, my child."
Stallman dressed as St. Ignucius. Photo by Wouter van
Oortmerssen.
The laughter turns into full-blown applause after a few
seconds.
Pages:
217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241