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.

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