{"title": "Using Talmudic Techniques To Understand Free Software", "timestamp": 1772886094.4710972, "description": "In the [Wikipedia article about Talmud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud) it says that:\r\n\r\n> It records the teachings, opinions and disagreements of thousands of rabbis and Torah scholars.\r\n\r\nAnd if you know from books like [Tanya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanya_%28Judaism%29) which references the book of *Nida* on the first page, in the first paragraph, in the first sentence, you know that Talmud likes to link things [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia) style, and then argue those things, trying to find patterns.\r\n\r\nWhat could be the pattern in linking a Wikipedia article and then talking about Wikipedia in an article about using Talmudic Techniques to understand Free Software?", "author": {"avatar": "https://blenderdumbass.org/pictures/favicon.png", "bio": "Aka: J.Y. Amihud. 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Apart from the obvious thing that Wikipedia with its intensive linking resembles the intensive linking found in Talmud. \r\n\r\nWas that a rhetorical question? If so, then why did you half answer it?", "username": "Troler", "id": 0, "timestamp": 1772913829.7559845}, {"text": "> Based on Wikipedia Time sharing means: \r\n\r\nAre you talking about software freedom, Emacs or Time Sharing?", "username": "Troler", "id": 1, "timestamp": 1772913984.5780432}, {"text": "> I removed the references from this quote. Please refer to the original article for further references. \r\n\r\nI would you to actually go this rabbit hole ad nauseam  ", "username": "Troler", "id": 2, "timestamp": 1772914089.6122754}, {"text": "c:1\r\n\r\n@Troler This is a Talmudic technique. I must try to understand everything to get to the ultimate truth.", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 3, "timestamp": 1772914146.0101}, {"text": "BlenderDumbass is going to become a free software Shkolnik.", "username": "Troler", "id": 4, "timestamp": 1772914409.9631042}, {"text": "> The mention of this on Wikipedia links to a footnote in the definition of Free Software on GNU's website. The one we took the list of the four freedoms from. Said footnote reads differently. \r\n\r\nYou say [Footnote](https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/footnote_2011_is_a_suprisingly_good_israeli_film)?!", "username": "Troler", "id": 5, "timestamp": 1772914538.1212182}, {"text": "> Let's quickly define \"copyright\" to understand it correctly. In the Wikipedia article about copyright we can read this: \r\n\r\nMy head is spinning, it feels like I am reading a law where the most rudimentary words are defined.  ", "username": "Troler", "id": 6, "timestamp": 1772914742.163068}, {"text": "> Freedom is when you control your copy. Power is when you control other people's copy\r\n\r\nAll freedom is related to property. I have freedom to do what I want with my body, my corporeal property. No one has the right to sexual property without my consent -- rape. No one has the right to take anyone's property of life -- murder.", "username": "Troler", "id": 7, "timestamp": 1772914930.7254348}, {"text": "> Does Wikipedia apply Free Software? Does Wikipedia apply the ideas of Free Software? And does Wikipedia intentionally and significantly benefits society? \r\n\r\nWait... the whole article was about whether Wikipedia utilized principles of Free Software? I seemed to have blacked out by reading all those definitions of words I know.", "username": "Troler", "id": 8, "timestamp": 1772915063.2893922}, {"text": "> And based upon the fact that Wikipedia runs on MediaWiki software that has its source code available and that includes a Free Software license with it ( making the software Free ), we can conclude that Wikipedia applies Free Software as well. \r\n\r\nAnd anyone can fork and modify all Wikipedia articles*\r\n\r\n* - some are restricted, to prevent vandalism.", "username": "Troler", "id": 9, "timestamp": 1772915158.190117}, {"text": "c:4\r\n\r\n@Troler [lol](https://blenderdumbass.org/reviews/footnote_2011_is_a_suprisingly_good_israeli_film)\r\n", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 10, "timestamp": 1772915166.8747969}, {"text": "> Richard Stallman is not thorough because of some neuro-divergence or syndrome. Richard Stallman is thorough because he is Jewish. \r\n\r\nHe is an autistic Jew.", "username": "Troler", "id": 11, "timestamp": 1772915207.1595166}, {"text": "c:11\r\n\r\n@Troler so Stallman is Shkolnik?", "username": "blenderdumbass", "id": 12, "timestamp": 1772915338.6317384}]}, "collections": [], "languages": {}, "hashtags": ["talmud", "freesoftware", "wikipedia", "freedom", "userfreedom", "opensource", "torah", "jewish", "judaism", "richardstallman", "gnu", "linux"], "not_ai_proof": "", "warning": "", "tab": "articles", "url": "https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/using_talmudic_techniques_to_understand_free_software", "likes": ["blenderdumbass", "https://mastodon.online/users/blenderdumbass", "Troler"], "boosts": ["https://mastodon.online/users/blenderdumbass"]}