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"Religious"

"Religious"

Posted Oct 18, 2006 19:50 UTC (Wed) by GreyWizard (guest, #1026)
In reply to: sparse by nix
Parent article: FSF should separate GPLv3 changes (Linux.com)

When Torvalds says "religious" he appears to mean "having a strong opinion which I don't share." Requiring that users be allowed to modify and reinstall software? Religious. Lengthy paeons in praise of tit-for-tat? Pragmatic! Don't spoil the fun with inconvenient logic.


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