While your statements are true, they are viewed through a lens of popularity.  RMS goal is not popularity first.  It is freedom, and history has shown that freedom is under constant attack. His positions have sometimes seemed extreme, but ended up vindicated.  Try &quot;freedom to read&quot; for one example.  The FSF clearly documents their philosophy.  Do you see them not following it?  <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;philosophy&#x2F;philosophy.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;philosophy&#x2F;philosophy.html</a><p>He can also be pragmatic and compromise.  See for example the LGPL (note leading L) or one of the audio&#x2F;video libraries (apologies for forgetting which one) where he was happy with a BSD license, for popularity reasons.<p>You don&#x27;t need to agree with him, but there is substance behind it, and for some freedom really does matter.