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| DATE | 2006-05-23 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [rick@linuxmafia.com: Re: [Balug-talk] [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Its a sorry day for The Linux?Journal]
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Quoting Matt Thrailkill (matt-at-modestolan.com):
> How do I make the distinction between an adherent and an "open source
> person"? Maybe the latter is poor word choice anyways. Am I correct to
> interpret you as saying Linus is an adherent, because he is not
> technically a member of the OSI?
I did _not_ say that.
I really should not have to waste my time advising you about what I did
_not_ say -- especially since I've already addressed this point.
What I said -- to repeat myself, which I do not intend to do again --
was that it was damned peculiar that you chose a person who has no
discernible connection with OSI as exemplifying the views of "open
source persons", when a couple of dozen well-known persons of
longstanding were available who _are_ associated formally with OSI.
Add that to the fact that the cited quotation didn't even support your
assertion anyway, and one is lead to suspect that you were straining
wildly because you had no real ability to support your point at all.
That is exactly what I said earlier today. It is very vexing to have to
say it twice, for no better reason than your being either willfully dense
or straining to find something to argue with, or both.
If you honestly are having such extreme difficulty correctly
understanding my posts that you're driven to positing blatantly silly
interpretations of them, I suggest you quit.
> This is getting back to the footsie you mentioned originally, isn't it?
You went there. That really wasn't very smart. Pray do not try it
again.
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