Lars NoodC)n wrote:
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> In regards to RMS, I have yet to see critique of his ideas, especially n
> the mainstream media. 

Some infamous 'mainstream media' critique:

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=Please-Stop-Using-GNU-Licenses

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=GNU-Software-Freedom

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=Closed-Source-Consulting

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=Projects-Restrict-Binaries-but-Offer-Sourc...

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=Open-Source-Service-Scared-Him

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=GNU-GPL

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=Open-Source-University-Scared-Professor

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=Richard-Stallman-Charges-Money-For-Speech

http://z505.com/cgi-bin/qkcont/qkcont.cgi?p=How-To-Restrict-GNU-Source-Code

http://z505.com/GNU-Violation-Press-Release1.htm

I still respect him, for all the useful source code he has given us. 
After all, BSD still uses GCC and such - and some of you use Emacs.

Regards,
L505