[varikin]

That's a pretty big statement to live down.

edit: I seem to lost the ability to reply to your other statements.

Is he actually trying to make himself a better person? Other people have listed where he has made several statements over the years since 2006 that show that he hasn't changed what he thinks. Just because he was a pioneer in programming and created the idea of free software does not give him free pass the rest of his life.

[foobar33333]

HN and many online sites often go on about how unfair it is that previous criminals are locked out of work and have no path back to normal. RMS in this case is not even a criminal, simply someone who said he was skeptical of the effectiveness and need of the current laws 15 years ago.

Does this not go against the desire to help people come back from previous mistakes?

[hannasanarion]

It is not fair that criminals find it hard to find work. Therefore, we should make El Chapo the next Attorney General. And OJ Simpson can be President while we're at it.