On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:38:15 -0500 (CDT), "Mike Miller" <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu> said: > easily be wrong though. Also, I wouldn't take the word "evil" too > seriously because it is often used as a loose shorthand for "something > that isn't good for us." RMS is definitely not known for using words loosely. Case in point: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html > > I think he has found that taking an extreme position is necessary for him > if he's going to make progress in getting people to be like you and me. > I disagree with that opinion. I think extremism turns people off.