http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/]]>Oct 21st 2007 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 5:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
I thought "ninja" came from japan... not china

theres always wikipedia.. im just too lazy right now ]]>Oct 21st 2007 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
The only mention of anyone Chinese here was in reference to a student(?) who rushed in front of a stage with a sign. Chinese dude != ninja. Completely random association there.

But yeah there actually are non-Japanese "ninja" - look up Stephen Hayes and you'll get a crapload of results.]]>Oct 21st 2007 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
I would LOVE to see Engadget related jokes on XKCD, though. "My hobby: posting weird comments on Engadget posts..." :P]]>Oct 21st 2007 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/]]>Oct 21st 2007 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
chinese have ninjas also but we use the simpler term assasin. we have like the same black suit with a black mask and sword or other weapons]]>Oct 23rd 2007 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
Also, rms booed at my iPhone on stage; what a wonderous day.]]>Oct 21st 2007 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 21st 2007 6:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
I guess I don't fully understand why a woman or a man would look at people dressed like ninjas and feel as though that person needs to be punished with loneliness...

Not "getting into it" sure. Ok, not everybody enjoys this type of thing, but for what reason? They might look funny? Heaven forbid!]]>Oct 22nd 2007 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/After the debate, Stallman was selling his book and handing out GPLv3 stickers. I asked him if he had any GPLv2 stickers left, but he said that none were ever made.
@fuzzybassoon Stallman spoke better than I expected from him, and while some of the students were a bit uninformed, the debate went pretty well. Stallman behaved himself, other than hissing loudly at a mention of linux without the prefix of gnu. The only problem was other people trying to talk about FOSS, when that wasn't the topic.
The biggest irony is the minutes of the debate are only available in the .doc format. Even as a microsoft supporter, I think that that's dumb.
And fuzzybassoon, everyone should boo the iPhone.]]>Oct 22nd 2007 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
I mean honestly, does anyone not associated with media companies really think that enough to pull this? I doubt it. My one question would be how much did these guys get paid? I can't imagine selling my soul like that for any money. I suppose I might do it if I were really hard up for cash, but I could never face the world with that kind of shame. Maybe that explains the ninja hoods. I'd only even consider it if I could at least wear a disguise.]]>Oct 21st 2007 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/
(Note that the blog post itself makes it clear that this was all in good fun)]]>Oct 22nd 2007 8:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/21/gnu-guru-stallman-accosted-by-pro-drm-ninjas/Oct 22nd 2007 9:57AM