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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