On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Apr 2007, Davide Libenzi wrote:
> > 
> > "Perhaps on the rare occasion pursuing the right course demands an act of 
> >  unfairness, unfairness itself can be the right course?"
> 
> I don't think that's the right issue.
> 
> It's just that "fairness" != "equal".
> 
> Do you think it "fair" to pay everybody the same regardless of how good a 
> job they do? I don't think anybody really believes that. 
> 
> Equating "fair" and "equal" is simply a very fundamental mistake. They're 
> not the same thing. Never have been, and never will.

I know, we agree there. But that did not fit my "Pirates of the Caribbean" 
quote :)



- Davide


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