UNIX admin wrote:
I always take what Jonathan writes about with a pinch of salt. To be sure, the
man's got some great ideas and he's got some vision. But unfortunately, he's
becoming more of a marketeer then he ever was before, in the most negative
sense.
That's such a pity. Sure, one should look for new ways to bring the word out.
But going to extremes just to get attention? What about collateral and long
term damage that GPL could cause to Sun?
Show at least a little faith in Jonathan. He watches us, meets with
folks all over the world, talks with press people directly, and is atop
the various divisions of Sun... he's got a much better view of the world
than we do in the trenches.
Did you consider the fact that prior to that blog entry Linus virtually
lit the GPLv3 on fire and shot it into space? Linus's simple "No." was
a massive setback for the FSF. Jonathan's blog entry just contemplating
the idea of using it at Sun suddenly brought a little hope back to
things over there.
Jonathan is a smart guy, and even though Scott seems to have all the
visability theses days lets not doubt Jonathan's wisdom untill we have a
reason to question him. Frankly, I'm standing behind Jonathan and won't
bother sweating the small stuff.
benr.
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