Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 10:27:50 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is Brett Glass to easy on RMS? Message-ID: <20010506102750.C39554@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <15092.29686.623479.776532@guru.mired.org>; from mwm@mired.org on Sat, May 05, 2001 at 04:43:18PM -0500 References: <15092.29277.382007.991164@guru.mired.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010505153909.04ae0180@localhost> <15092.29686.623479.776532@guru.mired.org>
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On Saturday, 5 May 2001 at 16:43:18 -0500, Mike Meyer wrote: > Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> types: >> At 03:36 PM 5/5/2001, Mike Meyer wrote: >>> If you think Brett is taking it easy on RMS, the GPL and the FSF, >>> please speak up. >> >> The GPL, the FSF, and RMS are perhaps the most extreme, >> destructive, and disingenuous of the extremists. So, no, I >> will not "take it easy" on them. It's very important for >> cooler heads to expose and debunk them. > > As usual, you've failed to read what I wrote. > > Your attacks on them are perfect examples of hateful, extremist > behavior. But I wasn't asking you to moderate yourself, I was asking > if anyone else considered your position to be moderate. Mike, you're relatively new round here. Brett has been ranting on this issue for as long as I can remember. Initially we tried discussing with him, but he ignored our arguments. He may have a few good points, but they're so embedded in extremist rhetoric that we can't even be bothered to respond. He reminds me of the prophets of doom who used to stand on a soapbox in a public place and rant to the disinterested passers-by. It's a sign of a healthy society that you can put up with people like that. Greg -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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