[ale] Misguided Linux enthusiast makes us all look bad

[Geoffrey]

Brad LaJeunesse wrote:
>>> They have different values, tunnel vision and yet they have the
>>> same goals as most of the open source community.  Eric's whole
>>> tone all but ensures such action will occur.  "The confrontation
>>> between SCO and the open-source community has now escalated to
>>> open war.".  The open source community is not the US army.  It's
>>> more akin to the Arab terror networks in organization and
>>> control.
>> 
>> There is a huge problem with your comparison, in that any 'terror 
>> network' is going to do 'bad' things, it's just they have different
>>  definitions of acceptable 'bad.'
> 
> 
> Boy, that's a knee-jerk reaction if I ever saw one.

I'd say your poor comparison was more knee-jerk.  A statement made
without thinking through the consequences.

> The point wasn't that the OSS community is a bunch of terrorists. As
> terrorist groups are typically loosely connected, members come and
> go... oh, and ever notice the "religious" fervor in which some people
> talk about our leaders such as Linus (and Eric)? There is no central
> command structure, as there is in the US Army, for example.

Regardless, your comparison can be used for such FUD as I indicated in 
my previous post.

>> OS developers are doing good things.  On occasion, you get some 
>> misguided soul who thinks that doing a 'bad' thing is the right
>> thing, but the comparison is completely unfair to the whole
>> movement.
> 
> 
> Yes, OSS developers are doing good things, but that has nothing to do
> with the basis for the argument. And I do agree that attacking SCO
> like this was a BAD thing, and it does reflect poorly on the
> movement.
> 
> 
>> I personally am quite disappointed that your message will now be
>> found in the archives, as it will be fodder for more OS FUD....
> 
> 
> If we become more concerned about our appearances to people LOOKING
> for FUD than our ability to discuss serious issues amongst ourselves,
> then this list serves no purpose. Just MHO.

Wrong.  The point is, a comparison as this is providing fodder for the 
FUD cannons.  There are better ways of describing this effort, say the 
French Resistance during WWII, then you may not be that old.

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
Think about it...

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