Eric S. Raymond writes on his blog: "There's been a lot of debate in the community about how OSI should properly handle Microsoft's planned submission of some of its licenses for OSD certification. That debate has been been going on within OSI, too. OSI's official position, from the beginning, which I helped formulate and have expressed to any number of reporters and analysts, is that OSI will treat any licenses submitted to Microsoft strictly on their merits, without fear or favor. That remains OSI's position. But I find that my resolve is being sorely tested."
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Member since:2006-06-21
See, that's a tricky question. 
I guess it's like ESR said: I know I have to grit my teeth, remain a professional, not stoop to their level, not become something I hate and so on. But boy are they trying our patience. So I can't help thinking how unbelievably sweet it would be to forget all that and kick Microsoft in the mouth, if only once.
PS: I know you were replying to something completely different, it just got me thinking I'd like to do some extermination myself sometimes.
Edited 2007-09-02 22:25
Member since:2005-07-02
If by "truth" you mean "off-the-wall rants", then you might have a point.
Can you please give the source for RMS' comment, please? You know, so we can see the context?
By the way, "fasco-commies" is an oxymoron. Fascism and communism are at opposing poles of the political spectrum.
I think you're mostly being dugg down because you do not respect OSNews' terms or participating in these forums (and for Godwinning threads). But perhaps you just enjoy wasting time writing stuff that nobody will read...
Member since:2006-06-02
"Some of them, yes. ESR is one such example, although so far he's only full-out supported genocide on the basis of race and religion."
What the h**l are you going on about. I was enjoying most of this thread until you showed up. Is this the writing of a racist?
http://catb.org/~esr/writings/racism.html
Reads a lot like something Bill Cosby would write. You also have not read anything by ESR, after all, how could you equate his discussions about "cultural-genocide" to actual genocide. You are in idiot.
Edited 2007-09-04 01:56
Member since:2005-10-02
Any link to such a statement from ESR?
He has never supported any kind of genocide!
He's clearly anti-Left as all libertarians are, but he is equally anti-Right.
IMHO, there isn't a single controversial post in his blog, apart from clear support for software patents. Apart from that it's pretty uncontroversial (unless one belongs to the militant Left).
Member since:
2005-07-02
Are you really suggesting that FOSS advocates support the extermination of those who disagree with them?