On Jan 5, 11:54 am, Linonut <lino...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> * Tim Smith fired off this tart reply:
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> > Interesting article on that subset of open source advocates that are
> > open source conspiracy theorists:
>
> > <http://brucebyfield.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/conspiracy-theorists-and-fr
> > ee-software/>
> > <http://tinyurl.com/293qbg>
>
> Pfffft.
>
> 1. That subset is extremely small.
>
> 2. If you're feeling paranoid, that doesn't mean they aren't out to
> get you.
>
> Feeling paramoid about Microsoft is quite understandable, given their
> incredible track record for astroturfing, violating or using materials
> covered by non-disclosure agreements, lobbying to push their agenda or
> to get people sacked, using their leverage to stifle, or even destroy,
> competition.
>
But what happens when that competition is also producing "proprietary"
software? Is it not "in the wrong" _too_, or is "proprietary" software
okay,
provided it is not taken to the Microsoftian extreme?
> Feeling paranoid about Gnome or the FSF is quite another thing.
>
What about it, anyway?
> > And a response that is also interesting:
>
> > <http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-01-04-016-26-OP-CY>
> > <http://tinyurl.com/26xm8t>
>
> But I do not think that all uncivil, emotionally reasoned arguments
> should be completely ignored, either. They may not be pleasant, but
> the truth can come in many forms.
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