that old GNU/Linux argument

[Rui Miguel Silva Seabra]

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:33:12PM -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > From: Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <rms at 1407.org>
> > Subject: Re: that old GNU/Linux argument
> > To: "For users of Fedora" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> > Date: Monday, July 28, 2008, 12:25 PM
> > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 01:41:36PM -0500, Les Mikesell
> > wrote:
> > > Antonio Olivares wrote:
> > >> But GNU utilities exist in *BSD camps as well, and
> > the name GNU/*BSD is 
> > >> not used or required.  A page explains that since
> > Linux Distributions 
> > >> are more popular than *BSD distributions, it makes
> > much more sense to 
> > >> attach to a more successful project.  
> > >
> > > Not to the same extent.  The BSD's maintain their
> > own versions of the c  
> > > library and most userland tools so as to provide
> > everyone with  
> > > unrestricted copies in yet another waste of time and
> > effort dictated by  
> > > the GPL.
> > 
> > Actually, that's the BSD maintainers's choice,
> > dictated by irrational hate[1]
> > of the GNU GPL.
> > 
> > [1] at least from some, extremely rude and hypocrit, folks.
> > 
> > Now, I join other calls to stop this endless discussion.
> > Les Mikesell or
> > Antonio Olivares aren't worth it, Alex.
> 
> <rant> 
> You are very much worth it!  What makes you any better than me
> or Les Mikesell?

Nothing, but I'm not talking about me being "better", but of you not
being worth the most valuable time of people like Alexandre Oliva or
Alan Cox.

> This has nothing to do with the discussion,
> but more of a personal attack because we do not agree with your
> purist ways.  You are not even pure yourself.  Only one was pure
> and that was Jesus Christ. 

Well, I'm certainly not going to argue against someone who uses religion
as an argument :)

Rui

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