The problem is not as many people are as discerning as you. You may only be worried about hiring "Nazi child molesters on the no-fly list" but some over zealous people will have simpler criteria. In addition, if you're reading (and no less, responding) slashdot articles you're a little more technically inclined than most. A lot of hiring decisions are made by drones in HR who've forgotten a long time ago what the H even stands for. They might not be as forgiving for a genius programmer who happens to be a shutterbug while drunk. Finally, pictures are worth a thousand words. You can only hope that others looking at pictures of you on the net find the same words you did.

I'm seriously considering OpenOffice.org and Ubuntu. How do I get a free copy of Office + Vista (or 7 or XP, I'm not picky)?

Seriously, just let the code out. This world needs to understand that they need a new tool set for dealing with certain issues. It's no longer acceptable to take everything to court where typically, he-who-has-the-most-money wins. A court or faux-legal order will take a while. Just let the code out and be done with it. It's the speed of information that's going to be a force for this change. Also, if he wrote the code and hasn't sold it or the rights to it, I'm pretty sure he can give it away.