Richard Stallman (affectionately known by many as “RMS”) visited the office today. He spoke of the usual things; Free Software, various licensing and copyright issues, and freedom in general.

He wore his Saint I_GNU_cius costume (picture) during the meeting (well, except for the disk platter halo).

Some people in the office had not been around him before, so they were able to hear him express his ideas (in person) for the first time. Others, such as myself, had heard him speak previously at various conventions.

He did, of course, talk about how the operating system commonly known as “Linux” really uses a lot of GNU stuff. He did not say much more than a sentence or two on that topic, as I guess he figured that most of us knew about it already. He did state that if we would mention it a bit more, that would be nice.

He also said that he did not like the recent Raleigh weather. He’s right; it has been quite hot around here lately.