... the definition of the terms "rape" and "sexual assault" while defending someone who had sex with one of Epstien's victims, you've probably taken a wrong turn somewhere.
Famed Computer Scientist Richard Stallman Described Epstein Victims As 'Entirely Willing'
Stalllman is an asshole in a bunch of ways.
But gcc may be the single most important program ever written.
(I was a working programmer before the advent of portability — programs were written for a single processor design, and often had to be completely re-written to run on a different processor family, even from the same manufacturer)
Also, he was correct and prescient about the evil ways in which corporations would seek to weaponize copyright law.
all true.
but i am thoroughly unshocked that Stallman would be the kind of person to argue the definition of “rape” and “sexual assault”. i don’t know him, but from what i’ve read about him, he’s always seemed like the kind of person for whom an argument over semantics and definitions would be far more interesting than boring old reality.
if Sheldon Cooper was a programmer…
the kind of person for whom an argument over semantics and definitions would be far more interesting
Yup.
‘Course, out of that fixation came the GPL.
and… OMFG, SlashDot is fucking disgusting on this. i mean, i know it’s a techbro hangout, but wow. and, of course, they’re arguing the definitions of “rape” and “sexual assault”.
/. was my first blog experience, long before political blogs were a thing. but i’m glad i haven’t been there in a long long time.
Did you see that Sun Microcomputers founder Scott McNealy hosted today’s SF Bay Area fundraiser for Trump?
Gross.
Like I need another reason to hate Solaris.