Russ Allbery writes: > Er, I thought it was offensive because it was sexist, not because > there's anything wrong with being lesbian.
Indeed. I think the point was a fine one, but the manner in which it was presented -- and more importantly, the fact that people are blowing right by that and arguing the point itself(!) as if this sort of thing were entirely normative(!!) -- does not reflect well on any of us. Nothing wrong with being offensive. Nothing wrong with arguing ad hominem, I suppose, if that's one of your preferred recreational activities, but take a minute to think about *how* the way you choose to be offensive reflects on your values and by extension the values of all of us as a whole. Maybe you are sexist, but be sexist on your own time. Please. I'm sure at least a couple of us besides myself consider not being sexist at least as important as not using non-free software. This is very emphatically *not* an invitation for anyone to debate with me whether or not it was sexist. Here's a bit of clue: no one outside of our little debating society is going to bother to argue the point with you either. They'll see their stereotype confirmed and they'll move on. -- things change. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]