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Sorry?

Posted Apr 7, 2006 7:14 UTC (Fri) by hppnq (subscriber, #14462)
In reply to: Sorry? by BrucePerens
Parent article: Bruce Perens: State of Open Source

Don't be condescending. You are assuming things.

I can see that you might find Linus' public comments on the GPLv3 annoying. But simply playing the FSF tune has never made Linus dance, so complaining about that now seems a little odd. It almost feels like a public comment meant to force someone to take a certain direction.


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Sorry?

Posted Apr 7, 2006 11:31 UTC (Fri) by BrucePerens (subscriber, #2510) [Link]

Huh? I've been around the block with Linus and I sure know that my comments won't force him to do anything.

Thanks

Bruce

Sorry?

Posted Apr 7, 2006 16:21 UTC (Fri) by hppnq (subscriber, #14462) [Link]

Whether or not such a strategy would be successful is another matter, indeed.

Public comment about public comments?

Posted Apr 7, 2006 16:22 UTC (Fri) by GreyWizard (subscriber, #1026) [Link]

Apparently the irony of making a public comment to "force" someone to stop making public comments to "force" someone to do something is lost on you. Or is your point that people should only express opinions with which you happen to agree?

Public comment about public comments?

Posted Apr 7, 2006 16:53 UTC (Fri) by hppnq (subscriber, #14462) [Link]

Get a hobby, GreyWizard. I've got better things to do than discussing my amazing analytical powers with you.

*plonk*

Translation

Posted Apr 7, 2006 17:18 UTC (Fri) by GreyWizard (subscriber, #1026) [Link]

Translation: you are either unwilling or unable to defend your remarks. Fair enough. But incidentally, those who truly have better things to do generally don't bother posting comments to that effect.

Translation

Posted Apr 14, 2006 6:09 UTC (Fri) by lysse (guest, #3190) [Link]

*blink*

The above exchange leaves me wondering whether only Bruce Perens is important enough to be corrected by hppnq...

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