From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:50:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:50:25 -0500 Received: from web14208.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.173.72]:25101 "HELO web14208.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:50:15 -0500 Message-ID: <20020305235015.70549.qmail@web14208.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:50:15 -0800 (PST) From: Kevin Brown Subject: Re: [opensource] Re: Petition Against Official Endorsement of BitKeeper by Linux Maintainers To: jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com, jmerkey@vger.timpanogas.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Opensource@mail.cis.ohio-state.edu MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I'm not terribly concerned about the issue at-hand, here, but I am motivated by the level of idiocy that's appearing in my inbox right now. > How do they have any business telling me what to advocate? > That doesn't sound like free speech nor free thought to me. I'm not sure free speech or free thought was at stake here, Jeffs; the topic was whether the use of bitkeeper compromised open source ideology. Colin (and certain members of the club) were voicing their concerns in a professional manner. Reducing that concern in an altruistic shriek against national socialism and your "violated freedoms" is a bit simple-minded. Your refusal to receive the petition in an argumentative way is indicative of *your* inability to exchange ideas. Mr. Merkey, I think you're better off continuing to hand your two cents over to Novell in the future. Cheers, Kevin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/