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RMS is (almost) always right.

Just not always particularly pragmatic. Or agreeable.

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His track record of rightness is what pisses off his detractors most.

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His track record of rightness is what attracts his supporters most.

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RMS reminds me of Ignaz Semmelweis. He is correct, but people stick their fingers in their ears and try to reject what he is saying because of how he delivers his message and because they are not comfortable with the implications of what he is saying.

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Being idealistic doesn't at all detract from the real practical progress that he and the FSF have made in the past 20+ years.

He knows exactly what he's doing when he takes a hard line. Being weak-spirited and compromising isn't a very good way to get noticed.