Stallman Selling Autographs

Stallman Selling Autographs 335

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:14AM from the happy-hacking-should-be-trademarked dept.

UltimaGuy writes "Sports stars, musicians, and other celebrities have been charging for autographs for years, but who would have thought Richard Stallman would be doing the same? Is this just for fun, or a clever, highly effective protest? Hackers, geeks and nerds gathered together at the 7th FISL - Internacional Free Software Forum, in Porto Alegre (Brazil) last week, were astounded when they got word that Richard Stallman, the founding father of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the GPL, was charging R$ 10 (about US$ 3) for an autograph and R$ 5 (less than US$ 2) to get his picture taken by free software enthusiasts at the event floor."

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Yes, but... (Score:5, Funny)

by Jonathan ( 5011 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:16AM (#15231545) Homepage

Does RMS allow anyone to copy and modify those autographs?

I'd pay (Score:4, Funny)

by mobby_6kl ( 668092 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:18AM (#15231549)

just to piss him off, if his point was to show that it's wrong to charge for photos.

More RMS-themed merchandise ideas (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:18AM (#15231550)

The FSF should exploit RMS some more. I'm sure there are loads of products which could be based on RMS.

OMG!!! RMS PONIES!!!

Re:Yes, but... (Score:5, Funny)

by Rosco P. Coltrane ( 209368 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:18AM (#15231551)

Only if you give credit to the original author.

Slow down girls! (Score:5, Funny)

by Whiney Mac Fanboy ( 963289 ) * writes: <whineymacfanboy@gmail.com> on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:19AM (#15231554) Homepage Journal

There's now way the FSF fanboys will be able to make it past the crush of girls desperate to get close to the Man :-)

How much for a pic? (Score:4, Funny)

by nother_nix_hacker ( 596961 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:20AM (#15231558)

Stallman would have to pay me to own a photo of him. Don't get me wrong, I like the guy but his regexp.c is prettier than him!

Re:Yes, but... (Score:2, Funny)

by mogul ( 103400 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:20AM (#15231559)

Or use the autographs where they see fit?

Oh the irony... (Score:4, Funny)

by BobWeiner ( 83404 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:20AM (#15231560) Homepage Journal

I, for one, welcome our Nerd celebrity overlords.

In all seriousness, I applaud Stallman's ironic sense of humor.

Against what? (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:21AM (#15231563)

or a clever, highly effective protest?

Unless its "basic personal hygiene", I can't figure out what Stallman is supposed to be protesting against.

PS : Please don't reply "Whaddya got?"

Re:I'd pay (Score:5, Funny)

by Rosco P. Coltrane ( 209368 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:21AM (#15231566)

Just call him RM$ from now on, that'll piss him off.

Yes yes but... (Score:1, Funny)

by JoeyB ( 969202 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:23AM (#15231573)

"Does RMS allow anyone to copy and modify those autographs?"

Of course! However you must use emacs and call it GNU/graph

Autographs are only the start (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:27AM (#15231584)

Autographs are only the beginning. I hear a Richard Stallman nude calendar is in the pipeline!

Re:More RMS-themed merchandise ideas (Score:4, Funny)

by Keruo ( 771880 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:40AM (#15231616)

a-ha!

1. bunch of ponies
2. ??
3. HURD

I see it now.

It's obvious (Score:5, Funny)

by suv4x4 ( 956391 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:42AM (#15231621)

He's buying Microsoft.

-- Dvorak

Re:Autographs are only the start (Score:5, Funny)

by level_headed_midwest ( 888889 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:44AM (#15231625)

He threatens to display it at the next LinuxWorld conference unless a donation of $100,000 to the FSF is made.

Re:Yes, but... (Score:5, Funny)

by samkass ( 174571 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:51AM (#15231649) Homepage Journal

...And rename your Autographs business GNU/Autographs.

What a Great Idea. (Score:5, Funny)

by twitter ( 104583 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @09:59AM (#15231676) Homepage Journal

That's not a bad way to make money for the FSF. I'd pay for a signed copy of the GPL and some of his other essays. The documents would make a nice gift too. The only problem would be his ability to keep up with demand.

Re:What a Great Idea. (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @10:16AM (#15231730)

The documents would make a nice gift too.
Yeah... Ummm... Twitter, I'm uninviting you from my birthday party.

Re:Neither fun nor protest (Score:3, Funny)

by PepeGSay ( 847429 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @10:27AM (#15231773)

I just want to be compensated for the code I write...

Okay, nice, except ... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @10:49AM (#15231852)

Bill Gates now has an easy way to get RMS out of the way ... just let him make 10M autographs. That'll keep him busy for a while :-)

Re:Of course (Score:2, Funny)

by serialdogma ( 883470 ) writes: <black0hole@gmail.com> on Sunday April 30, 2006 @11:39AM (#15232090)

Lets hope so, my cheque 'from' him is still yet to clear.

Don't press this button syndrome (Score:3, Funny)

by McGiraf ( 196030 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @11:52AM (#15232151)

Whaddya got?

Hmm (Score:3, Funny)

by metamatic ( 202216 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @12:10PM (#15232245) Homepage Journal

Maybe he could reserve some of the money for shower gel and shampoo.

Re:we all know where the money is going (Score:2, Funny)

by bbc ( 126005 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @12:24PM (#15232296)

[ac drooled on his keyboard]

Hey Bill, is that you?! How's Windows Vista coming along? I thought it was going to be release this year?

Re:Autographs are only the start (Score:3, Funny)

by jb.hl.com ( 782137 ) writes: <joe.joe-baldwin@net> on Sunday April 30, 2006 @01:40PM (#15232555) Homepage Journal

Sneak preview here! [wikipedia.org]

Re:More RMS-themed merchandise ideas (Score:3, Funny)

by Kortec ( 449574 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @01:53PM (#15232610) Homepage

Ugliest. Ponies. Ever.

Re-released under BSD (Score:2, Funny)

by PietjeJantje ( 917584 ) writes: on Sunday April 30, 2006 @02:58PM (#15232911)

I acquired one of those signatures, and since it's a original (and the GPL didn't fit on the sheet of paper), it is a transfer of ownership and copyright. Hereby I re-release it under the standard BSD license.

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Yes, but... (Score:5, Funny)

I'd pay (Score:4, Funny)

More RMS-themed merchandise ideas (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Yes, but... (Score:5, Funny)

Slow down girls! (Score:5, Funny)

How much for a pic? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Yes, but... (Score:2, Funny)

Oh the irony... (Score:4, Funny)

Against what? (Score:4, Funny)

Re:I'd pay (Score:5, Funny)

Yes yes but... (Score:1, Funny)

Autographs are only the start (Score:5, Funny)

Re:More RMS-themed merchandise ideas (Score:4, Funny)

It's obvious (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Autographs are only the start (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Yes, but... (Score:5, Funny)

What a Great Idea. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:What a Great Idea. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Neither fun nor protest (Score:3, Funny)

Okay, nice, except ... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Of course (Score:2, Funny)

Don't press this button syndrome (Score:3, Funny)

Hmm (Score:3, Funny)

Re:we all know where the money is going (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Autographs are only the start (Score:3, Funny)

Re:More RMS-themed merchandise ideas (Score:3, Funny)

Re-released under BSD (Score:2, Funny)

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