Tim Dobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think this thread should be killed simply because the topic is > unpopular with some people. [...]
Again, this misunderstanding. This thread isn't being killed - it's being chilled. For a proper discussion, it needs a bit less heat than it's getting at the moment. > I would therefore argue that civilised debate about different Naming > Schemes is crucial for Free Software, Open Source, and Linux and > GNu+Linux supporters alike, and that attempting to quell such > interaction is an dis-service to the Ideology of Free Software, and even > Open Source. Is it really a civilised debate when usually level-headed participants are slinging personal insults at other subscribers, or trying to fork the list? I don't think it is. I'm reluctant to block the entire topic completely, but a little reflection should help some posters. As for Ideology... I never got that ology. Let's do some practical things. If anyone wants, start a topic like: how to convince a Linux User Group to use a better name. Maybe Devon+Cornwall might give some ideas, as I think they added GNU to their name a while after the start. Hope that explains, -- MJ Ray http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html tel:+44-844-4437-237 - Webmaster-developer, statistician, sysadmin, online shop builder, consumer and workers co-operative member http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ - Writing on koha, debian, sat TV, Kewstoke http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
