* On 2017 10 Jul 20:41 -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 05:34:29PM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote:

> I believe the Google slogan was "Don't be evil." "First, do no harm" is
> from the English translaation of the Hippocratic Oath.

Sigh.

Just like Abe Lincoln said, "The problem with Internet quotes is that
you can't always depend on their accuracy."

;-)

(Though it may have helped to actually do a search...)

> The fsf internet site originally had no passwords on it at all, with th
> eintention that anyone could just connect and participate in the great
> work. RMS was appalled when someone used that freedom to use his site
> to atack another network site. It was a dark day in the life of the FSF
> when he had to impose passwords for system access.

Yes, RMS is from a far different and nearly forgotten prior era. AIUI,
the FSF, GPL, and his later work is an effort to preserve some of the
spirit of those times. I know that without his work and the follow-on
work of countless others that the past 20+ years of computing would not
have been nearly as enjoyable as they have been for me.

- Nate

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