I think his being unreasonable in the extreme is a double edged sword. It made him highly productive because he channeled it so well and it also made him a total pain in the ass to interact with. It's a hobby of mine to tolerate people like Stallman, who are ultra smart but really annoying to most people. It's sort of like appreciating stinky cheeses. In both cases a bit of alcohol helps.
I really respect people with extreme ideological views because I am glad that someone is fighting for most of the different ideologies. We'll get to rms's Free utopia eventually.
Any idea if GNU Hurd supports USB yet? Maybe even Intel wireless cards?
i try to give the guy the benefit of the doubt, because of all his accomplishments, but he's making it difficult.