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A PleaA PleaPosted Feb 5, 2007 23:20 UTC (Mon) by sidecut (guest, #628)In reply to: A Plea by proski Parent article: Comparing Linux and Minix It's possible that the original complaint about a personal attack was a joke, one whose origin is a dry sense of humor. But, assuming the original complainer wasn't joking, I don't think that it was a personal attack. Frankly, it's a metaphor, and right on the money. After reading the article, it's shocking that Dr. Tannenbaum's results are -- to me, anyway -- misleading. He was acting like a politician or a salesman. Now if you consider either of those two labels insulting, then perhaps it is a personal attack after all! ;)
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A Plea Posted Feb 11, 2007 2:31 UTC (Sun) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link] Well, it's not a metaphor. It's a simile. The commenter says Tannenbaum is like a certain kind of politician, not that he is one. And it's about the weakest kind of simile: "reminds me of."
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