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Stallman has been proved correct so often especially after people mock him, that I now listen to what he says carefully. This might seem silly now, but in 10 years it might be what everyone is asking for.


> This might seem silly now, but in 10 years it might be what everyone is asking for.

You may be on to something. Initially I thought the concept was silly, but then I started thinking about Wasm binaries and it starts to become less silly.


Can you give an example of a widely mocked Stallman statement that has been proven true?


PRISM and all of the problems described in "the right to read" essay. Many other are probably easily found with a bit of research.


You have not actually suggested any concrete statements. I still have no idea what he has said about Prism, the best I got is that he linked to an article from his website.

The Right to Read is certainly interesting, maybe not the best written short story, and it is still quite far from having come true. But it is a nice bucket list of things to be aware of while shaping the future, so points for that one.




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