On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:08:16 -0700, "L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Jack J. Woehr wrote: > >>> Well, no, you may. The problem is when two people sling poop on each > >>> other, > >>> sooner or later it ends, and then all you've got is two guys standing > >>> there looking > >>> sheepish, all covered with poop. > >>> > >> > >> How is this my fault? > >> > > It's not your fault. You're still standing there waiting for more poop to > > be flung on you though. > >> Richard slagged our efforts. In the public space. > >> > > Over the 1/4 century of flamefests I've seen online, the truth of the > > proposition under debate was obvious from the first few lines. The > > rest is gratuitous verbal violence. > > > > Flamewars do have benefits.. they get slashdot/kerneltrap publicity and > developers can be attracted to the operating system if they see things > in the flamewars that define where the projects are headed. OpenBSD is > headed for open code. GNU is headed for fighting for freedom.
No No NO. You miss the point. GNU is fighting for their view of freedom. Not *real* freedom. To the GNU folks, freedom=slavery.