Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 01:52:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 01:52:23 -0400 Received: from chopper.slackworks.com ([64.244.30.42]:9733 "EHLO chopper.slackworks.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 20 Oct 2002 01:52:22 -0400 Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 01:58:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Zac Hansen To: Nicholas Wourms cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bitkeeper outrage, old and new In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-RAVMilter-Version: 8.4.1(snapshot 20020919) (chopper.slackworks.com) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1034 Lines: 26 > > Obviously you can't read. I have no beef with RMS, it's just that his rants > are off topic, thus the feeble, yet humerous attempt (borrowed from Rik) to > curb the inevitable flurry of replies. > I disagree with your statement that his rants are off topic. Unless you believe that the purpose of Linux isn't the advancement of Free software, then debating the merits of using non-Free software in the development process of a major cornerstone of the Free software movement is fundamentally on topic. It's really the pointless flames (things like disregarding someone's argument because their consistent and vigilent in what they believe) that are off topic. This email, is also off topic for the lkml, which is why I'm not posting to everyone on the list. --Zac - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/