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I have not looked at the accusations claims in depth but anyway RMS has factually brought more utility to mankind (through network effects) than almost anyone else I can think of. Hence attacking him and the FSF seems quite hypocrite and ungrateful compared to what he gave to us. Critizing him is fine, witch hunting is not.

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More than Fleming, Gutenberg, Bell, the Wright brothers, Einstein, Torvalds? No.

More than Torvalds, yes.

This is not the point, my comment is not a contest for which human has given the biggest utilitarian impact, the point is that he is among those men.

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