This is really frustrating. I'm more-or-less idealogically aligned with the FSF, but feel like they've been doing more harm than good for a bit, especially as far as how these ideals are perceived goes.<p>I think they need a nice healthy dose of pragmatism, but I can't think of an effective way for them to get it.<p>This problem is common to groups of people aligned with more fringe or extreme ideals, and it's really annoying to deal with.