This has to be the slow­est ar­gu­ment in his­to­ry. But it's start­ing to heat up!

Some things hap­pened (or not, or maybe some did) in the 70s at MIT. Then in 2002, RMS gives a speech about them. Then near the end of 2007, comes the re­but­tal.

I ex­pect RMS to re­spond some­time around april 2008.