> Agreed; however RMS's own software suggests to users that they could/should > use non-free software since gcc and emacs have Windows, Solaris, etc binary > files, source patches, etc. The general problem as outlined by Theo (once > you read past the personal attacks) is that RMS is not so holy and > dedicated to his own cause as he claims thru words and thru actions and is > labeled a hypocrite. Stallman is _far_ from hypocritical. There was a discussion about this just a little while ago on emacs-devel. RMS wanted to get rid of the Windows/Solaris/whatever port of emacs, but there was a strong objection. The conclusion was that having these ports of GNU software helped lead people to freedom, instead of making the system all or nothing. That way people could use parts of the system, possibly fall in love with the pieces of software or their philosophies, and eventually switch to GNU/Linux. The ports also made life "bearable" for Free Software lovers who were forced to use proprietary operating systems for whatever reason. He may be an extremist, but he is _not_ a hypocrite.