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Originally Posted by twowheels
What makes his viewpoints extremist?
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If you knew his views....
Generally speaking he believes all software and intellectual property should be free of all restrictions, and he carries this to a radical extreme. E.g. the FSF categorically refuses to use any proprietary software, except for the purpose of creating an open / free alternative.
The problem really isn't as much with the positions as with Stallman's attitude, e.g. insisting that he should get credit for Linux, refusal to compromise on any points, general lack of tact and political savvy etc.
In this particular case, it's just that he ignores the DRM-free commercial alternatives and offers a slightly wacky alternative and essentially unworkable concepts.