[clug] Stallman visit

[Anthony David]

Matt Joiner wrote:
> The direction and design of GCC and build systems (make & autotools) would
> be of interest. In particular recent and projected language assimilations (I
> heard mention of Go for 4.5, etc.), opinions on C++1x, C1x etc. Also I'd
> love to hear his opinion (no doubt far more fiery than my own) on Internet
> censorship, software patents and the future of binary vs. interpreted
> languages.
>
> Has RMS "visited" CLUG previously?
>   
Once in 2000 when he was here after AUUG in Melbourne. There was some 
discussion on the list after he said we should change our name to 
Canberra GNU/Linux User Group :-)

He also came out in 2003?, invited by the Australian Computer Society, 
and gave an evening talk at DCS as well.


> Matt Joiner.
>
> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 8:26 PM, Ric de France <rdefrance at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> On 17 March 2010 13:22, Ivan Miljenovic <ivan.miljenovic at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> On 17 March 2010 13:19, Jim Croft <jim.croft at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Well, at least expose him to the CLUG dial up Dominos open sauce pizza
>>>> service...
>>>>         
>>> And scare him off from coming here ever again?
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> Richard Stallman (from meeting him in Melbourne a few years ago) is a very
>> interesting, but abrupt person. He has mentioned that he has to be like
>> that
>> in someways to champion the Free Software Movement (and don't mention Open
>> Source in front of him). He holds fast to his beliefs - little things like
>> him preferring Pepsi and not Coca-Cola, to big things like how all code
>> should be Free.
>>
>> What ever happens, he is very entertaining, educational, and inspiring. I
>> hope you are all open to his personality.
>>
>> And to use one of his jokes - Don't mention vi - as vi-vi-vi is the editor
>> of the beast.
>>
>> ...Ric
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