There's an excellent interview with Richard Stallman over on ZNet today. He wanders into politics a bit more than usual, and I thought this exchange was worth quoting:
JP: It is interesting that you used the term "escape' at the beginning of the interview. Most people who think about "movements' think in terms of building an opposition, changing public opinion, and forcing concessions from the powerful.RMS: What we are doing is direct action. I did not think I could get anywhere convincing the software companies to make free software if I did political activities, and in any case I did not have any talent or skills for it. So I just started writing software. I said, if those companies won't respect our freedom, we'll develop our own software that does.
Via Slashdot
Posted by Ben Brumfield at December 20, 2005 06:43 AM