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We humans are socials creatures that tend to flock together in groups,
bound by a common set of ideas, believes and values. Sometimes there
are tensions between groups, just because their ideas, believes or
values differ. As long as they are able to settle their differences in
a civilized way, nothing much happens, apart from the exchange of a
few insults and the flinging of a few stones and sticks.
But as soon as someone starts to claim that he is the real thing and
the others in the group are just phonies and wannabes, you're bound to
have trouble. History is full of these examples. Catholics called them
"heretics", Hitler called them "Untermenschen", Stalin called them
"Trotskists" and McCarthy called them "communists". Being one of these
unfortunates was enough reason to be burned, gassed, shot, exiled or
imprisoned. Sometimes people could save their necks by denouncing the
very thing they believed in.
And now it has happened here. Nobody is safe, not even Richard
Stallman. Evidence has been found in his very home that he is a sexist
and thus not worthy to lead the Free Software World. New leaders have
emerged and we're all about to be excommunicated unless we repent our
sins and start installing Mono. Because let's get real, that's what
it's all about. It's not because we all wear tin foil hats or that
we're harmful to the community and should be expelled. It's because we
don't like Mono. And we don't like Mono, because we don't trust
Microsoft. And we don't trust Microsoft, because.. Well, do I really
have to repeat the whole story again? TomTom, is that good enough
reason? Viral licenses? DoJ? Billion dollar fines? Hundreds of patent
violations? OOXML? Years of FUD? Being paranoid doesn't mean they're
not out to get you.
The last months we've seen that Mono is still a controversial
development environment, despite its technical merits. The main
problem is not its license, because Mono is licensed under the GPL.
The main problem is that it is still unclear whether Microsoft is able
(or willing) to destroy the FOSS ecosystem by pulling the plug out of
Mono. If substantial parts of the FOSS ecosystem depended on Mono, it
would be a devastating blow. Mono proponents went out of their heads
to show us the various benefits of Mono, how beautiful a world would
be if it were build with Mono and - to a lesser extent - how unlikely
it was that Microsoft would nuke us with their patent portfolio. And
then - oh heavenly bliss! - Microsoft promised that it would not sue
you if you fully implemented ECMA standards 334 and 335. Rejoice!
Miguel praised the gods on Mount Redmond for their gift. We are
delivered!
Well, always beware of Microsofties bearing gifts. Only a tiny part of
Mono was covered by this promise and the controversy remained. That
was the end of it. It was time for a new tactic. If you can't kill the
message, maybe you can kill the messenger.
Victim one: Richard Stallman
Richard gave a speech of over an hour and dared to pull in the Virgin
Emacs for ten seconds. If he had been excommunicated by the Catholic
Church I wouldn't have blinked an eye, but I was quite surprised when
I heard he was attacked for being sexist, simply because he had used
the word "women". That should have been "persons". Most women start up
Emacs first thing in the morning, that's why women make up a
staggering 1.5% in FOSS software.
Poor Richard should know that women have been brainwashed since their
early youth and are now completely unable to make responsible, mature
decisions concerning their life, unless carefully guided by
enlightened people and protected from horrible persons like RMS that
scare them away for life from a future in software development with
one single, well aimed, ten second soundbite. Sexism by any objective
standards? Since when are there any objective standards in ethics?
I'm Dutch, I can do that. The only things here that are hotter than
political correctness are MC Hammer's trousers.
Victim two: Roy Schestowitz
Roy is being accused of spreading FUD, calling certain Microsoft
employees "zealots for hire" and should consequently be sued. And the
guy knows what he's talking about, because his daddy is a lawyer.
If you're Microsoft and spend a lot of money on phony research reports
for the sole reason of spreading FUD, that's alright because that are
normal business practices. If you're Microsoft and you're crying for
developers because nobody has any fun developing software for that
pile of digital junk they call an Operating System, so you're forced
to hire your own community, that's alright because that are normal
business practices. If you're Microsoft and wait for the right time to
fire your legal equivalent of nuclear missiles - aka patents - that's
alright because that are normal business practices.
The problem is when you start doing the very same thing and you're
neither a company nor a hired gun. Then you are a zealot, harmful to
the community and should be hanged or - even better - lynched by the
"real" FOSS mob. You're a backseat driver anyway, so that's no big
loss! Praise the lord, the great purge has begun. I love show trials,
Volksgerichte, Committees for Unamerican Activities and public
executions on Friday!
Well, what other notorious Mono opponents can you think of? Who will
be next? Fallen by the hands of people who have no problem at all to
publish private emails in order to reach their goal. That have curious
allies with questionable job descriptions. If these are the moral
standards of real FOSS proponents I prefer not to be one at all. I
prefer to stand under the shower until that label comes off.
I'll be a Free Open Source Software Evangelist, a man who may freely
exercise his right on free speech, which is protected by any civilized
constitution in the free world. Yes, that's what I'll be: a FREE Open
Source Software Evangelist. By conviction â and unpaid. And I'll be
proud of it.
Update: Mono proponents are now frantically quoting Torvalds to prove
their point. Well, Torvalds uttered that statement in response to a
question on the recent Microsoft contribution to the kernel, not on
Mono and not on Microsoft critics in general. This is the quote in its
entire context.
"We put this question to Linus, asking whether this patch was
something he would be happy to include, even though itâs from
Microsoft. He replied:
Oh, I'm a big believer in "technology over politics". I don't care who
it comes from, as long as there are solid reasons for the code, and as
long as we don't have to worry about licensing, etc. issues.
In fact, to some degree, Iâd be more likely to include it because it's
from a new member of the community rather than less (again, Iâd like
to point out that drivers are special. They don't impact other things,
so they get merged much more easily than some core changes).
I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I
think the Microsoft hatred is a disease. I believe in open
development, and that very much involves not just making the source
open, but also not shutting other people and companies out.
There are 'extremists' in the free software world, but thatâs one
major reason why I don't call what I do 'free software' any more. I
donât want to be associated with the people for whom itâs about
exclusion and hatred.
So itâs highly likely that this code will be merged into the mainline
kernel and thatâs a good thing. Who knows, Microsoft might even see
the light! Linus is dead right. We shouldnât deny contributions from
anyone based on who they are. It should be the quality of the
contribution that matters."
Does anybody dare to ask Torvalds if he would allow Mono code in his
kernel? Just to settle this matter once and for all?
Update: It seems I'm not the only one connecting the dots here. Note
the numerous trolling comments at the end of the article by someone
called "Lefty", repeating over and over his favorite quote from
Torvalds. It seems we may have victim number three: Sam Varghese.
These are a couple of reasons why the activities of the online
terrorists--and I use that term with all due consideration and care--
are totally destructive of the real community they pretend to be a
part of, but in reality only wish to bend to their will.
Enough is enough. You've demonstrated yourself to be part of the
problem here, Sam: you're aligned with the bad guys, not with the
folks in the real community who are actually doing the heavy lifting
on the software you claim to support so strongly. I'd like to see you
seriously think about that as well.
So what, Lefty. Is systematically defaming people no online terrorism
or is it the real online terrorism? All three names are conveniently
combined in a single quote from "Lefty":When I talk about the "faux
FLOSS community", I'm talking about the folks voicing the most
strident complaints over my actions--people like Sam here, people like
Roy Schestowitz over on Boycott Novell, all the folks who all but
insist that Mono is the Antichrist and Steve Ballmer actually has
horns and a tail; folks who, if you disagree with them, seem decide
you're demonically possessed in some way, nothing but a "Microsoft
shill".
The people who apparently think that Mr. Stallman is completely above
any criticism. As I've said, I'm starting to really believe they view
what I've done as a sort of heresy. People who will take the low road
to try to take care of the folks who run afoul of them--as Sam here
has done--in their zealotry for their "cause".
Update: A few posts related to this subject. As usual, Glyn Moody hits
the spot and states that the "ad hominem/ad feminam attacks are not
just irrelevant, they are harmful". Note his obvious sarcasm by
applying over-the-top "political correctness". As far as I know there
were no female parties involved.
Update: The plot thickens. Note how "Lefty" lines up with a confessed
Microsoft Technical Evangelist. BTW, -1 for Roy for disabling comments
on the follow up. "Lefty" also confesses, that Roy's Mono opinion is a
major reason for bashing the site and its most active blogger. Matthew
Garrett, who recently posted on this blog, is also involved in the
defamation of Sam Varghese, who is accused of being a racist after
discrediting a known Mono proponent. Note that the post of the Mono
proponent Sam criticized was so harmful to the Mono cause that even
the guys from "Mono-nono" felt obliged to erase it.
Update: "Boycott Novell" proudly posts that there is one site that
comes to its defense. Roy, you may be mistaking. If there is any
evidence that you were involved in any of the accusations that were
posed against you, you may find me on the other side of the fence. I
certainly don't like it when you disable comments.
Update: "Lefty" suggests on his website that Chani published the
following text on her blog:
..talking about relieving women of their virginity casts women in a
submissive role, with men in a dominant role, and brings up thoughts
of oppression and (indirectly) rape. (Yes, thinking about a roomful of
guys thinking about taking womens' virginity does eventually lead me
to wondering how many of them would take it by force.) It becomes less
about the non-sexual meaning of "virgin" and more about all the crazy
ideas societies have had about virgin women. And thinking about that
stuff would make any woman uncomfortable.
That really looks like something a hysterical feminist could have
written, which is certainly not the impression Chani makes. So I
decided to dig a little deeper. A week before. A month before. Still
could find that darn R-word. Finally, I tried Chani's search feature.
Still nothing. That leaves three possiblities:Chani did write it, but
removed the post afterwards.Chani did write it, but not on her blog,
but in e.g. a private email.Chani never wrote it. Still, what Chani
does say on her blog on July 14th is:
I didnât comment on this little incident, even though I knew I should.
I mean, itâs RMS, I donât really expect him to change. And it's easier
to just ignore it and pretend it didn't happen. Thankfully, Lefty
tackled the issue for us. Ok, publishing private mail is rude, but I'm
glad he did.
I would be obliged if Chani would clear this up. I promise to add her
comments to this blog.
Update: Well, Chani did obviously write it, but in her comments. I
suggest "Lefty" to update the link so it points to the right place.
Still Chani, isn't it a bit over the top? Obviously, not every woman
shares your viewpoint. Thanks to an anonymous reader for clearing this
up.
Update: Although he comes from "a family of lawyers", "Lefty" admits
breaking the law by publishing Richard Stallman's emails. In short,
his daddy might have some pro deo work on his hands in the near future
if RMS decides to sue him. Go get 'em, Dick!
posted by The Beez' at 7:59 PM on Jul 24, 2009
I have a great deal of information on the long, sordid history of
David "Lefty" Schlesinger aka "stonemirror" ie his sexist articles on
'encyclopediadramatica' and also his many calculated campaigns of
harassment and stalking. This is all backed up with impeccable
evidence including the who-is registration of harassment sites with
Schlesinger's own civil name and contact information. "Lefty" has a
long, long history on the internet of making threats of violence,
lawsuits and extortion demands - in one case he demanded $5,000 for
every menacing email he sent that was published. I also have several
recent threatening emails Schlesinger sent me, with headers proving
their origins. I can post it here, but I won't do that w/o the blog
owner's permission. Anyone can have this evidence who wishes to ask
for it, email sandylaphon@xxxxxxxxx . RMS has seen this material, and
he endorsed it as a complaint to the Gnome Foundation. Stormy Peters
of the Gnome Foundation refused to take any action on the matter, and
she or someone at the GF shared the complaint with Schlesinger who
immediately responded to it with extremely ugly threats, and also
gloating that the headers of that email gave him new contact
information to pursue his threats with. David "Lefty" Schlesinger is a
dangerous lunatic.
July 29, 2009 9:49 PM
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July 18, 2009 at 3:55 pm
It is quite telling here that Lefty is deleting comments that
expose his dark side, and banning anonymity to cover his history of
vile behavior online. For it is a fact that Lefty is also called
âstonemirrorâ on the internet. And while âLeftyâ is now presenting
himself as a self appointed White Knight of Feminism and defender of
the undeprivileged, in fact âLeftyâ has spent hundreds even thousands
of hours online persecuting, goading and even stalking a mentally ill
man who requires medication to function and who gets an SSDI
disability check. Here is the article Lefty/Stonemirror wrote as only
one of literally thousands of hateful, troll comments that Lefty has
scattered all over the web in his strange hobby of harassing the
mentally ill and disabled.
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Vitki
where Lefty penned this rancid line of sexism:
âVitki claims to be an âimpathâ, (implicate empath, that is), to
be âenlightenedâ, to have Aspergerâs Syndrome, to be a misunderstood
âgeniusâ, and to be regularly on the verge of committing suicide over
his inability to find even a fat girl who would let him have sex with
her. â
a search of stonemirror + troll on google will verify all of this
wildly ugly behavior on Leftyâs part, and if Lefty again deletes this
comment, it will be brought to the attention of RMS and the larger
open source community in another forum. If you delete this again,
Lefty/Stonemirror you are proving that you are afraid of these facts,
this vicious history of relentless cruelty you have displayed online
over many years to disabled persons, and women.
Lefty has been signing email signatures with both Stonemirror and
Lefty since his days at Apple computer in the early 90âs. Use google,
you can find nearly infinite amounts of proof that David Lefty
Schlesinger has been using the username âstonemirrorâ all over the web
for over 15 years. Note also the references to Buddhism and the Bokken
staff weapon which Lefty often carries with him. He even brought it to
the funeral of Robert Anton Wilson.
stonemirrorâs Profile
stonemirror
About stonemirror
Member: Lefty
Epinions.com ID: stonemirror
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Member Since: May 25 â00
Homepage: http://www.stonemirror.net
Favorite Websites: http://www.apple.com
http://www.imdb.com
Activity Summary
Reviews Written: 20
Member Visits: 401
Total Visits: 9,323
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stonemirror â Profile
Basic Info:
User Name: stonemirror
Real Name: David Schlesinger
Member Since: 8/22/2001
Member ID#: 2951
Posts: 1 (0 posts per day)
Profile Views: 134
Avatar: No Avatar on file.
Additional Info:
Main PDA: Palm Tungsten T3
Homepage:
Occupation: Director of Engineering
City, State: Santa Cruz, CA
Country: USA
http://www.palminfocenter.com/profile.asp?ID=2951
July 29, 2009 10:07 PM
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the Bokken weapon is mentioned in the âVitkiâ article, the primary
evidence that Lefty aka Stonemirror is the author of that sexist and
harassing article. This photo was taken at the Robert Anton Wilson
Memorial, and Lefty under the name âstonemirrorâ blogged his presence,
and mentioned the Bokken and custom yellow shoes. And the who-is of
extinct-marsupial.org links him to other ED articles, also abusive and
sexist. Note too the mention of Palm/Access on the same page as a link
to another ED article Lefty penned, also vile and sexist.
http://quantumtantra.com/wilsonfest.html third crowd scene photo
David âLeftyâ Schlesinger aka âStonemirrorâ has a long, long
history of other people unrelated to me in any way who have accused
him of threats of violence and extortion, in those exact verbatim
terms. This is all archived in the mid 90âs waldorf critics email
archive. In particular, Lefty so terrorized a woman named Kathy
Sutphen with his threats and demands of $5,000 legal damages for every
one of his menacing emails that she published - that Kathy was in fear
for her physical safety and suffered adverse mental and physical
effects.
This is archived here, and in other places in the Waldorf/
Anthroposophist critics archive:
http://www.waldorfcritics.org/active/archives/WCA9711.html
and quoted verbatim :
ââIâd save the ASCII totem for an occasion just prior to your
court
)) )date, in the event that ever actually comes to pass: youâll
need all
)) )the good luck you can scrape together.
)) )
)) )â
)) )Lefty Redux [gYon-Pa] (lefty apple.com), (dns netcom.com)
)) )C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.
))
)) I was utterly shocked by the vicious animosity of these
messages. In all
)) honesty, I have find them to be quite intimidating. They have
affected my
)) sleep and my appetite. I do not know to what lengths this man
will go to
)) for retaliation. I hope that his anger is limited to email and
I have not
)) exhibited foolish bravado in posting these. However, I will not
participate
)) in his abuse by continuing to allow him to send me these types
of messages
)) privately with the thought that his threats of extortion will
keep me from
)) sharing. Every abuser needs to be drug into a public forum
posthaste. It is
)) only in a public arena that this type of behavior can be
halted.
))
)) I hope that others of you that have been subjected to this type
of abuse
)) will ignore his threats and make his behavior public.
))
)) Kathy Sutphenâ
July 29, 2009 10:08 PM
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these threats and web pages were made by david schlesinger aka
'lefty' aka stonemirror in the last 24 hours alone:
http://www.extinct-marsupial. org/new-index.htm
and here:
"Just letting everybody knowâ
July 16, 2009 by aqualung93
Some good shitâs about to go down.
Weâre talking hardcore here, and certain people are definitely
gonna be feeling it. Stay tuned.
åé"
from:
http://aqualung93.wordpress. com
(this blog has the sole purpose of taunting me and me only, though
it references a blog called 'aktiophi' which i have nothing to do
with, Lefty is convinced 'Aktiophi' is my blog)
Stone Mirror
to me
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Thanks for providing the pointer to extinct-marsupial.org; I'm
sure everyone will enjoy the new index page (except you, but you don't
count. Well, perhaps to _two_.)
I'll put posting every single photo I have of you up there. Enjoy!
But Lumpkin, I'm not "furiously hateful and enraged". That's you.
Why would you be behaving this way, otherwise? I've been ignoring you
for months. Yet as soon as you notice that I'm getting some attention,
up you pop for another round of "Whack-a-Dope". Like I say, you can't
be all that happy with that sad excuse for a "life" which you keep
trying to tell me is so wonderful.
I'm done with ignoring you, I promise. You're going to be getting
a lot more attention now. Hope you enjoy what you've bought: we have a
strict "no returns, no refunds, no do-overs" policy here.
Love,
Lefty
Stone Mirror
to me
show details 2:20 PM (16 hours ago)
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Harasment? On your part? Obviously, as the various commentators
have pointed out.
Don't like what I'm doing? Write the President of the Internet. Or
send me a proper DMCA takedown notice with a verifiable address. I'll
be happy to serve papers on you. I might even do it personally, ya
ugly little spud.
all this from:
Domain ID:D110554938-LROR
Domain Name:EXTINCT-MARSUPIAL.ORG
Created On:03-Jan-2006 18:25:29 UTC
Last Updated On:23-Jan-2009 14:52:32 UTC
Expiration Date:03-Jan-2012 18:25:29 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:eNom, Inc. (R39-LROR)
Status:OK
Registrant ID:D113630567373971
Registrant Name:David Schlesinger
Registrant Organization:David Schlesinger
Registrant Street1:499 Balch Way
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Registrant City:Ben Lomond
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:95005
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.6051621
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:lefty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Admin ID:D113630567373968
Admin Name:David Schlesinger
Admin Organization:David Schlesinger
Admin Street1:499 Balch Way
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Street2:
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Admin City:Ben Lomond
Admin State/Province:CA
Admin Postal Code:95005
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.6051621
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Admin Email:lefty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tech ID:D113630567373970
Tech Name:Verio Hostmaster
Tech Street1:5050 Blue Lake Dr.
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Tech Postal Code:33431
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Tech Phone:+1.8886636648
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I have several more emails from Schlesinger aka Lefty aka
Stonemirror, all sent inside the last 10 days.
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