Jack J. Woehr wrote:
On Oct 10, 2006, at 5:38 PM, Shane J Pearson wrote:
By "interesting", you mean one is well meaning, but a little kooky
and not always in touch with reality and the other is focused and
committed to maintaining some sanity in the world of computing?
No, I didn't mean that. I meant that both gentlemen are personal
friends of mine
and that the contrast between these two giants of free and open
source software
could hardly be more striking.
Obviously there are elements trying to start an RMS/GNU versus TdR/BSD
holy war.
If you don't find it interesting that two men could take a stand for
free and open ideals, and yet interpret those ideals so differently,
then fine, it isn't interesting to you. Thanks for sharing, I guess. I
don't find it very interesting myself yet I don't feel the need to tell
the world, but that's just me. Maybe you've got it all worked out as
part of your life plan.
If you don't like RMS (or TdR for that matter) or his version of free
and open ideals, then fine, you have the right to feel that way in most
locales. I'm not particularly fond of RMS' views and ideas myself.
But when you reply to the original poster's message feigning that you
don't understand his point, well, then you come across as stupid. An
inquisitive child could understand the difference between these two
mens' views, and understand that some people might find it interesting.
Really, truly stupid. And willing to share it with the rest of the world
on a public mailing list, no less! Brilliant!
If you want to start a holy war about the merits of these two positions
then start a thread, preferably somewhere else, and howl into the wind.
Nobody cares. We've all made up our minds about which side of the fence
we are on. You aren't going to change my mind, or anyone else's. You are
only making yourselves out to be a bunch of idiots.
This sure doesn't help the image of the OpenBSD user base at all. When
we aren't taken seriously it is, in part, because of childish melodrama
like this thread.
Breeno
PS - Jack, some friendly advice, you are only encouraging them each time
you reply. They obviously don't care about why you find interest in this
subject. They only want to find a way to link you to RMS and then trash you.
