On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:03:30 -0500 Rich Pieri <richard.pi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/18/2016 12:36 PM, Steve Litt wrote: > > Go on any Linux mailing list, and *BSD is seen as a close cousin, > > RMS and the FSF have, for many years, insulted BSD developers and BSD > users, calling them "unethical" and "antisocial". They describe the > BSD licenses in terms like "obnoxious advertising". > > Torvalds called FreeBSD developers "incompetent idiots" on the LKML. > > So no, I do not agree that "any Linux mailing list" sees *BSD as a > close cousin, not when the two biggest names in free (as in FSF) > software right now hold *BSD developers and users in such low regard. > > > It's too bad. OpenBSD is an excellent OS that always works right. > > But if the cost of using OpenBSD is hearing all that anti-Linux > > stuff, perhaps I better stay away from it. > > RMS did start it. Perhaps I am being petty, but if anti-something > stuff is a reason to avoid a thing then I think that avoiding GNU > ranks higher on the list than avoiding BSD. Allow me to change my assertion: Go on any Linux **USER GROUP** mailing list, and *BSD is seen as a close cousin. Yeah, RMS and Linus can be dicks, but I don't think the entire GNU/Linux community should be judged on their actions. SteveT Steve Litt February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
