On Monday, June 13, 2011 09:40:44 am Michael Sokolov wrote: > Oh, and for what matter, why are you, the Linux users and fans of the > world, not storming the prison where our hero and file system developer > Hans Reiser is being held?
Because he killed his wife. I've met both Hans and his wife, and I found them both very interesting people, but very much unalike. Through the entire trial I believed him and even discussed with my own ex the issues involved in marriages between geeks and non-geeks, and how the appearance of their misunderstanding of each other could cause outsiders to think one would kill the other when in fact he/she did not. But when he led police to her body (for the purpose of making sure he didn't get the death penalty), I lost all respect for him. He's no Dexter (see sho.com); his reason for killing his wife that she (and her boyfriend) were in his way). Since he appears to have no moral code it appears to me he could easily do it again. He's where he belongs. > Let's do some math... How many guards does > that prison have? How many Linux users are there worldwide? Why are > you not defending your freedom, your operating system and its heroes > with mighty force and weapons like our heathen ancestors have defended > their freedom and their way of life in the year 999? Because I don't want to risk him at some point thinking I'm in his way. It doesn't need to be about lofty ideas and goals; it can simply be for self- protection; a noble principle. Jeff -- Jeff Lasman Post Office Box 52200, Riverside, CA 92517 Our jplists address used on lists is for list email only Phone +1 909 266-9209, or see: "http://www.nobaloney.net/contactus.html"; _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
