But Gilmore and RMS had very different ideologies. They mostly agreed about the importance of free software for empowering users, but their definitions of freedom had many differences: Gilmore's a strong libertarian, RMS is a social democrat.
yes. there's a hint on the ideology under attack in your observation. empowered users are dangerous to real-life systems. best keep such power in the hands of a select few properly credentialed engineers.
But Gilmore and RMS had very different ideologies. They mostly agreed about the importance of free software for empowering users, but their definitions of freedom had many differences: Gilmore's a strong libertarian, RMS is a social democrat.
yes. there's a hint on the ideology under attack in your observation. empowered users are dangerous to real-life systems. best keep such power in the hands of a select few properly credentialed engineers.