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Eben Moglen: How I discovered Free Software and met RMS
roblimo · 1 HN recommenders · 1 recommendation months
Recommended by 1 Hacker News commenters across 1 months (2017–2021).
About this video
“Eben Moglen: How I discovered Free Software and met RMS” is catalogued as a talk from roblimo. Its recorded topics are Hacker culture & free software and Linux & open-source ecosystems, with tags such as eben moglen, richard stallman, gpl, and fsf. These labels offer a subject map for the video; they do not provide a transcript or establish details beyond the public export. This guide uses catalog metadata and Hacker News stance counts rather than repeating the source summary.
Audience fit: people exploring Hacker culture & free software and Linux & open-source ecosystems may find it relevant. The source classifies its format as talk and its level as general; those labels describe catalog intent, not guaranteed prerequisites or a specific teaching style. Review the video itself for details before using it as a reference.
Discussion snapshot: the export records 3 comments from 1 distinct recommender over 1 month between 2017 and 2021. Its 3 available labels count 2 contextual references, 0 recommendations, 1 strong recommendation, 0 critical mentions, and 0 jokes. Most recorded mentions use the video as context for another discussion. No mention in this snapshot is classified as critical. This describes the available labels and should not be read as proof of unanimous agreement. These counts describe roles assigned to comments; they do not measure factual correctness or video quality. Each Hacker News item below links to its source comment for the full exchange.
Recorded details: the source lists roblimo as the channel or speaker. Runtime is not included in this export. A verified YouTube publication date is not included. The first and last years above refer to Hacker News mentions, not the video's release year. No duration or release year has been guessed.
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- roblimo
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- Hacker News mention years
- 2017–2021
THREE SOURCE-BASED CONTEXT POINTS
Why Hacker News recommends it
These concise summaries are generated from real comment text, thread titles, and stance labels. They do not reproduce comment wording; the original comment stays on Hacker News.
The commenter uses the video as context in “Free Software Foundation and RMS issue statements on Stallman’s return”, connecting it with lies, might, movement, and stallman's.
The a strong recommendation in “Learn Just a Little Awk (2010)” is tied to using, benefits, caveman, and changed; the linked thread preserves the original comment and its full context.
The commenter uses the video as context in “Alan Kay is still waiting for his dream to come true”, connecting it with cool, apple, count, and even.