Return-path: Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:56772 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932923AbXIBBNg (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:13:36 -0400 Message-ID: <46DA0E3B.1080509@garzik.org> Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:13:31 -0400 From: Jeff Garzik MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bob Beck CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev Subject: Re: r.kernel.org References: <20070902001913.GF24887@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca> In-Reply-To: <20070902001913.GF24887@bofh.cns.ualberta.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Bob Beck wrote: > >> I urge developers to not bait into this and just leave this alone. >> Those involved know what they are doing and have a strong team of >> attorneys watching their backs. Any *necessary* discussions are be >> done privately. >> >> Luis > > What? when we talk about the ethics of cooperating development > and sharing code the response is "we have lawyers watching your backs" > and "we know what we are doing and have a plan" > > What is this? a concerted attack by some organization on > the BSD projects? Would that be the FSF? or freesoftware.org? > > What kind of crap is this? that Free Software developers can't > respect each others project goals and work together, but instead should > beware of organizations with hidden agendas to abscond with their work. > > What a crock. I urge any developers involved to decide if > you really want to work in an environment of this sort of amoral baloney. Your BSD software appears to have a bug in it. Your email's CC line was truncated at "netdev@vge", with the rest spilling into your email's subject line. I'll wager this bug also triggered a buffer overflow on your side, leading to an unwanted public spew of anti-Linux conspiracy theories. But don't worry, we find them entertaining nonetheless. Jeff