Heck's sake, Ballmer hexed that one on Stallman, with all that saying that "Linux is a cancer" and all that
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as cancers go, this one seems better than the usual ones.
Hank Green had something similar and he was in and out within 3-ish months, still recovering and Richard might have it somewhere else but you know.
It's incurable but usually has a good long term prognosis (97% 5 year survival rate and most people live 20+ years from diagnosis). Seems that the best RMS will get is remission but not cancer free.
The usual ones aren't so bad, people don't hear much about them because they're so usual and mild.
My dad is recovering from cancer and it was a hard fight, I sincerely wish the best for Stallman.