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0 pointsgumby4y ago0 comments

Yes, John is a very good friend of RMS’s.

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John is entirely unlike RMS if you've ever met either of them.

gumbyOP4y ago

I am not sure I would say “entirely unlike” even though their economic philosophies are literally poles apart. And they are friends despite these differences.

I’ve known rms since 1978 (back before he stopped cutting his hair) and have started two companies with John. I know the kind sides of each of them which are unfortunately often not mentioned these days.

bifrost4y ago

Does sound like you know him better than I do :)

Back in the early 2000s I was the guy helping sort out John's open email relay complaints at my ISP. A few other random things too. We hosted the EFF and Internet Archive so my life was pretty busy. I've been less of a fan of the EFF over the years as they've adopted some fights that I think they're on the wrong side of (IE: fighting for censorship) but... ohwell...

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bifrost4y ago

John is entirely unlike RMS if you've ever met either of them.

gumbyOP4y ago

I am not sure I would say “entirely unlike” even though their economic philosophies are literally poles apart. And they are friends despite these differences.

bifrost4y ago

Does sound like you know him better than I do :)

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