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From: Daniel Phillips <phillips@bonn-fries.net>
To: Larry McVoy <lm@bitmover.com>
Subject: Re: BK, deltas, snapshots and fate of -pre...
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:09:38 +0200
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On Monday 22 April 2002 19:53, Larry McVoy wrote:
> > > On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 07:34:49PM +0200, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> > > > How about a URL instead?  Any objection?
> > > 
> > > Yes.
> > 
> > And that objection is?  
> 
> My objection is that you are singling out one thing that you don't like and
> attempting to impose your will on a project which is not under your control.
> In the US, we still have some semblance of free speech rights and you are 
> stomping all over those rights.

<confused>
First I don't control it, then I'm stomping on rights.  What the?

> Your position would be somewhat stronger
> if you were applying the same metric to all aspects of the kernel, which
> you are not,

If I were able, I'd fix all bugs in the kernel at once too.  But I am not able
to do that so I do what I can.  Anyway, there is only one non-open tool in the
toochain, it attracts special attention.

> but even then I would object based on the fact that it isn't
> your job to police the kernel for political correctness.  If you want that
> to be your job, go form your own project and impose whatever rules you see
> fit.

OK, so you are now requiring that I fix everything that is wrong with the
kernel before you reinstate your offer?

-- 
Daniel
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