Russ Nelson proposes new license requirements

Posted Mar 3, 2005 18:59 UTC (Thu) by rickmoen (subscriber, #6943)
In reply to: Russ Nelson proposes new license requirements by pyellman
Parent article: Russ Nelson proposes new license requirements

Peter Yellman wrote:

It is a common rhetorical practice to lead a fairly mundane essay [...] with a provocative title such as what Mr. Nelson chose, though I can't for the life of me figure out why -- it always seems to backfire.

It fails (particularly in the open source community) because of a small number of moral defective nonentities getting their thrills by misusing those sound bites, where possible, to bash those well-known for accomplishment. It gives them a momentary feeling of personal significance, by association. They do it because they can, because they lack personal scruple, and because (being carefully anonymous) they don't have to fear being held accountable for it.

There's an old-fashioned word for that, that I don't think I've had cause to haul out in forty years: cowardice.

And, Bruce? You're a good guy, I respect your views, and appreciate your comments, but you really ought to disavow the scummy company you've been in, in this thread. (I refer, here, to the several anonymous smear-artists.) You'll feel much cleaner, trust me.

Best Regards,
Rick Moen
rick@linuxmafia.com