The biggest problem with the FSFs religious and dogmatic set of beliefs is that it leads to bizarre outcomes that don't make any sense. Like shipping proprietary firmware is ok as long as you don't change it because then it's not really software and it doesn't count, or whatever. So your software is free if it's proprietary and old but it's suddenly not free if it's proprietary and new, try to explain this to anyone not steeped in free software theology.
It has the same energy as only being able to walk x steps on the Shabbat. It's important to recognize when your doctrine has started to hijack you rather than making and adapting rules to serve your long term goals.
> It has the same energy as only being able to walk x steps on the Shabbat. It's important to recognize when your doctrine has started to hijack you rather than making and adapting rules to serve your long term goals.
Except that religions and political movements are different. Many people following Shabbat restrictions would freely admit that some of the restrictions have no practical value, but are observed purely for their symbolic value, as a way to honor God. That's fine if that's your goal. The FSF too has many practices that could be seen as symbolic, but they're still meant to indirectly promote a concrete objective. Which makes it a problem when they fail to do so.
It has the same energy as only being able to walk x steps on the Shabbat. It's important to recognize when your doctrine has started to hijack you rather than making and adapting rules to serve your long term goals.