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Special TreatmentSpecial TreatmentPosted Oct 17, 2007 22:19 UTC (Wed) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091)In reply to: Special Treatment by rickmoen Parent article: OSI Approves Microsoft License Submissions It would really make me very sad to part with this pseudonym (apart from the fact that I have paid for the privilege, being a subscriber and all). In fact I'm the same old man_ls / Alex Fernández you had a little riffraff with a couple of years ago. That is precisely why I said that my real name doesn't matter: you didn't remember it from last time and that's perfectly fine, because who cares. OK, you think that it would just be a PR matter that can be dealt with, and let's hope it is so. We have all seen Microsoft do worse things (as in their infamous antitrust cause), and we have seen how it helps their friendly press and their astroturfing. We have also seen it fail (as in the Office Open XML fiasco). Maybe it will not work next time, or maybe they will not even try. It is true that e.g. with Windows CE (which has a "see but don't touch" license) it has not worked at all. Anyway the licenses are approved, so we can only wait and see. And pay that beer if you ever come to Madrid and I can show you an unambiguous case of :D
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Special Treatment Posted Oct 17, 2007 23:43 UTC (Wed) by rickmoen (subscriber, #6943) [Link] Alex, I honestly do appreciate that reminder. And you're of course right, that people's reasoning should absolutely stand or fall on its own merits, and in that sense (among others) "real names don't matter". FWIW, I've actually worked hard to protect the right to comment pseudonymously or anonymously longer than I'd care to remember. And I'm pleased to report that we are, in fact, overall in total agreement (not that an honest difference of view isn't OK, too). In particular, your point is well taken about your stable "nick", and there are many I admire greatly, including, say, "Fyodor" of nmap fame, who I doubt writes grocery cheques in the Dostoyevsky character guise he adopts for software purposes. ;-> If I've seemed unduly suspicious, I do ask your pardon, and hope to remember you better next time. (As you'll note in the thread you linked, I've seen pseudonymous personae used for some extremely scurrilous things, especially for ankle-biting personal attacks against better-known open source people, so perhaps you can understand my wariness.) Rick Moen rick@linuxmafia.com
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