Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 16th Jun 2007 21:32 UTC, submitted by Oliver
"There's been a lot of talk on lists and blogs about an exchange between Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz and Theo de Raadt regarding licensing and documentation. It all started with a 'cynical' message from Linus about Sun's motivation with regard to Open Source. Jonathan Schwartz responded by extending Linus a dinner invitation. What? The romance was briefly interrupted by a message from Theo pointing out the doublespeak."
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2006-07-08
If you look at Schwartz's original blog post, Theo was the second or third post. He raises some good points Sun and being open. But if you read the rest of the comments, most people pat Sun on the back for their stance on FOSS. What Theo has to say (very much valid IMHO) goes unnoticed. When I first heard about Theo, it was in articles and posts which referer to him as a cranky programmer with a chip on his shoulder. Most people seemed as though Theo should be ignored Given the lack of any reaction to what Theo had to say, it looks like many people still disregard Theo, his work, and what he has to say. It's a shame because there is more to Theo and OpenBSD than the very strong opinions.
EDIT: Having looked at the blog post recently (after my initial post), many more comments have been added. Some of them support Theo and his comments. Still, the praise for Sun eclipses the criticism of Theo (one post even tries to refute Theo's POV).
Edited 2007-06-16 22:07