On 7/30/05, DJA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is that every time someone express an opinion counter to a > previously expressed opinion, the standard red herring reply is "What, > I'm not allowed to express an opinion!"?. Nobody said you weren't > entitled to an opinion. The opinion was merely disagreed with, so don't > try to turn the discussion into a first amendment issue.
lol Good answer. > But unless those expressing such opinions are actually kernel > maintainers, then not only are their opinions without influence, they > are also moot. Sure, anyone can opine on what they think is best on the > kernel, but it's a bit like bitching about the government while never > having voted. Well put. > I would say that, given the number of people that use Linux software > versus the percentage of those people who actually /contribute/ to Linux > software, just about nobody has a /vested/ interest in its welfare. I probably don't agree with you on what it means to contribute. -todd -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
