[ILUG] Something to look forward to after Christmas

[Liam Bedford]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 03:47:31PM +0000, Dermot McGahon came forth with:
> RMS says what he means and does what he says. Without him you would
> Microserf. Because of him you get to have some fun while you work.
> Since when did moral fortitude and the ability to stand by your views
> become craziness and illogicalness?
> 
because in RMS's case it is. He advocates a communist approach that doesn't
work. Companies who say they support Open Source don't necessarily. They'll
Open Source parts of their software which don't give a competitive advantage
to other companies. They're still going to keep some of it proprietary.
I've not yet found a company that can survive _solely_ on Open Source, and
not become a services company.

> ESR is a different kettle of fish. I don't personally like him. His
> viewpoints on many things wouldn't be mine and to be honest I see him
> as an opportunist. All the same, you can hardly fairly characterise
> him as mixed up, crazy and illogical. He is none of these things.
> 
If you like RMS's personal values, then you're weirder than most on this
list. I _personally_ find him revolting. I didn't have a majorly long period
of time to talk to him, but it wasn't something I enjoyed.

And if you're female, wear brocolli :)
Neither of them deal with ladies in a friendly/nice manner (at least IMO)

L.
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