re. RMS

[Miles Fidelman]

Given that Friday was Autism Awareness Day, it might be worth noting 
that RMS is clearly "on the spectrum" - and well known since the days he 
slept in his office at MIT (my student days).

Why is it that nobody ever gives him any leeway for that?

Miles Fidelman

--
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice.
In practice, there is.  .... Yogi Berra

Theory is when you know everything but nothing works.
Practice is when everything works but no one knows why.
In our lab, theory and practice are combined:
nothing works and no one knows why.  ... unknown