Re: [uug] Open Source vs. Closed Source software

[Andrew McNabb]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 11:34:09AM -0700, Sasha Pachev wrote:
> 
> A person would not be a member of ACLU without being seriously confused 
> about life. While this does not mean they could not have some good ideas, 
> it would be wise to take what they say with more than just one grain of 
> salt.
> 

I completely disagree.  I don't really like the ACLU, but I don't think
that you have to be "seriously confused about life" to be a member of
it.  You just have to have different beliefs/priorities, but you don't
even have to agree with everything they do.

I think we should take what everyone says with a bucket of salt, but I
don't think we should single out single people to ignore because of
organizational affiliations.

I have heard a limited number of people in Utah make similar comments
about members of the Democratic Party (that they must be out of their
minds or bad members of the Church).  I think that those sorts of
comments are dumb.

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Andrew McNabb
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