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I know, right? And the way every one kept defending him, saying that if he was found guilty it would only be due to his autism. And then he was found guilty, and they still firmly believed he was innocent. And then he led the authorities to the remains of his ex wife and and the rest is history. It was quite something to behold from some distance.
Its not just that anytime I come across some RMS or Linux drama I know it's going to be one crazy ride. Like the PID 1 war(s) for example. Or the time even Linus had to admit the kernel dev community had become toxic and he had been contributing to that.