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From his website stallman.org:

Richard Stallman has cancer. Fortunately it is slow-growing and manageable follicular lymphona, so he will probably live many more years nonetheless. But he now has to be even more careful not to catch Covid-19.

Recent video of him speaking at GNU 40 Hacker Meeting. Screenshots of video stream.

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[–] gaw@lemmy.cafe 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yes Stallman have issues but you dont wish someone dead! I know someone who is currently battling cancer and on chemotherapy and its an awful situation just to see it. I hope RMS can beat the cancer.

[–] hyperspace@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What? Who's wishing for Stallman's death?

[–] Cycloprolene@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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[–] beyond@linkage.ds8.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I certainly hope no one is actually wishing for Stallman's death, but I feel at least a few people will be "glad he's gone" as Stallman said of Steve Jobs.

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