Do we need this crap on LWN?

Posted Feb 22, 2007 11:41 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989)
In reply to: Do we need this crap on LWN? by ncm
Parent article: ESR's goodbye note

I submit that real power is the blend of idealism from the "RMS" viewpoint, coupled with the pragmatism of the "ESR" viewpoint.
Can one not appreciate both? Why force a logical OR on me, when an AND works fine?

He, he

Posted Feb 23, 2007 14:38 UTC (Fri) by hummassa (subscriber, #307) [Link] (1 responses)

s/OR/XOR :-)

ANDing

Posted Feb 24, 2007 18:18 UTC (Sat) by man_ls (guest, #15091) [Link]

You mean, like saying this

The relationship between the Free Software movement and the Open Source movement is [...] (w)e disagree on the basic principles, but agree more or less on the practical recommendations. So we can and do work together on many specific projects. We don't think of the Open Source movement as an enemy. The enemy is proprietary software.

instead of this?

The culture of the project's core group has become steadily more unhealthy, more inward-looking, more insistent on narrow "free software" ideological purity, and more disconnected from the technical and evangelical challenges that must be met to make Linux a world-changing success that liberates a majority of computer users.

Take your pick.