Goodbye, Fedora
Michael Knepher
mknepher at bluethingy.com
Wed Feb 21 21:24:49 UTC 2007
Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> Rahul Sundaram <sundaram at fedoraproject.org>:
>
>>> The wiki page does nothing to disabuse me of this expectation by using
>>> terms like "brainwashing". The contempt for mere users this exhibits is
>>> very revealing, and is a significant part of the reason I've decamped.
>>>
>> You just lose your sense of humor there.
>>
>
> Oh, yes, it's very funny that Greg deKoenigsberg -- who is supposed to be
> some kind of responsible adult supervision -- implies that anybody who
> wants to watch YouTube or listen to a podcast is a glassy-eyed zombie.
> Ha ha. See me laugh. Yes, that is *exactly* the kind of attitude that
> will get us above 4% market share. Not.
>
Um, the brainwashing mentioned is on the part of the Fedora community -
a jest (admittedly weak) about "indoctrinating" users into the free
software way of thinking.
Probably not as brilliant as showing up at a protest dressed as Obi Wan
Kenobi, but we can't all be Important, Serious People.
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