Homer wrote:
>Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
>
>> Miguel de Icaza
>> Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
>> From: Miguel de Icaza <miguel.de.ic...@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 07:20:39 -0700 (PDT)
>> Local: Wed, May 13 2009 10:20 am
>> Subject: Re: Gnote 0.3.1
>>
>> > Very well said.
>>
>> > What you have to understand about COLA is that not one of them actually
>> > contributes to Linux or OSS.
>>
>> > It's why they are calls "freetards".
>>
>> They are the internet version of chickenhawks.
>>
>> Not only they do not contribute any code, but the noise and propaganda
>> they produce actually slows down actual development and advocacy efforts.
>>
>> > You will now be labelled a MS Shill by the "COLA community".
>>
>> It is equivalent to be called an "anti-american" by Bill O'Reilly. If
>> you are their target, you are doing something right.
>>
>> As I said, a really eye-opener, and a /hell/ of a way to treat your
>> customers.
>
>It's clear that de Icaza is just as much of a fanatic as those who
>oppose him (e.g. me), although I personally take exception to that
>label, as its popular use is invariably intended as a slur (bigot)
>rather than a neutral statement (devoted, dedicated). However, our
>passions seem to be diametrically opposed. Whereas I am devoted to
>the principles of Freedom, and seek justice against criminals like
>Microsoft who attack that Freedom, de Icaza seems devoted to those
>same criminal, hence our opposition. For de Icaza to then label me
>as a zealot (as he has done before) is sheer hypocrisy. Perhaps he
>should take a look in the mirror some time, if he can bear to look
>himself in the face. He's also blatantly lying about the fact that
>people like me don't contribute. He should take a look at Fedora's
>mailing lists, repos and bugzilla some time, or /Gnome's/ for that
>matter, then come back and talk about "contributors".
Well, it was the lying shithead "Hadron" who wrote "not one of them
actually contributes to Linux or OSS" in the above exchange. Miguel
was far too quick to align himself with that vermin...
>He is rather
>too quick with his mouth for his brain to catch up, as shown by an
>inability to even post the correct links to his /own/ projects, or
>even know how to Google for them properly (yes really) in his zeal
>to slap down any criticism of his criminal friends and their slop.
I couldn't believe that he asked me "what data" it is that Micro$oft
wanted to control.
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