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> Interesting. I tend to think that actions rather than thoughts are what 
> gets things done.

Because there are actions that are not backed by thoughts? Apart sex and 
digestion? You really think that people like Gates or Jobs or Ellison just 
started doing random stuff and built their little empires by chance, never 
thinking about it? And Stallman is fundamentally an ideologue. He didn't 
call the GNU Manifesto a manifesto for nothing.

> If you're saying "employers want people who know who Stallman is", then 
> maybe you're right. I don't know. I haven't got a clue what employers 
> actually look for. You probably know more about this than I do.

You still don't get it. Having a job with a certain level of qualification 
implies that you maintain a some awareness of what's going on in your area 
of expertise. Keeping track of major trends and what drives them and knowing 
who is who in your trade is part of being a professional. This is *** 
expected *** in any job that entails expertise.

>If you're saying "you're a ****ing idiot for not knowing who Stallman is", 
>then I'm afraid I must disagree with you. I don't see it as being "morally 
>wrong" to know of a technology and not know who invented it, in which year, 
>and why they did it.

The problem is not about *** being *** a idiot, it's about not *** sounding 
*** like one. I can understand your total lack of interest in certain 
matters, but don't expect the same sort of benevolent complacency from your 
professional peers, including potential employeers. Of course if you want to 
keep saying the darnest things, just do it.

G.

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