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Such a great wordsmith Steve Jobs was.

I'm so conflicted --- I like Richard Stallman's freedom defending approach, and I also like the capitalist fruits of Steve Jobs...

Anyone else on here want to help make a serious run for Nobel Peace Prize for Stallman?

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There's a single-mindedness about both of them which, while undoubtedly a contributor to their greatness, also makes them divisive, unable to compromise, and therefore very bad candidates for the Nobel Peace prize.

Stallman is in a class by himself. Jobs eventually let them build Macs with fans, let iTunes for Windows ship, etc. Whereas Stallman has never wavered. Doesn't he still surf the web via email?

It's OK to like multiple things.

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