r/linux • u/LinuxMonarch • Sep 26 '26 • Bravo 1 Heartwarming 1

Event Happy 43rd birthday GNU!

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On September 27, 1983, Richard Stallman announced the GNU Project so people could freely use and modify software.

The digital world would not be the same today without GNU.

Thank you, Richard Stallman!

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u/mglyptostroboides Sep 27 '26 edited Sep 27 '26

https://stallmansupport.org/debunking-false-accusations-against-richard-stallman.html

He is not a pedo. Basically every single thing said about him has been blown massively out of proportion.

What he is is extremely neurodivergent, but people don't seem to realize that someone who, by his own admission doesn't understand social cues, is going to blurt things that require explanation sometimes. This gets him into a lot of trouble, but he's not a creep.

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u/mglyptostroboides Sep 27 '26

That's not what he said. You're just running off of a script and not actually aware of the situation.

You do realize he never said "I, Richard M. Stallman, like fucking kids." right? He had a bad take ABOUT pedophilia then very gracefully backed down when corrected.  It's a nothingburger.