> David H. Lynch Jr. wrote: > > Theo de Raadt wrote: > > > >> Hell, the OpenBSD ports tree should perhaps contain patches which > >> REMOVE such commercial operating system support. That's a fork > >> Richard would surely approve of. > >> > >> Richard, your pants are full of hypocritical poo. > >> > >> > > I have no doubt that in some context Richard is hypocritical. > > Though most of us would be hard pressed to structure our lives > > to be consistent with our beleifs and principles to the extent > > that he has. > > > > But this is not about EMACS, nor is it about hypocracy. > > > > It is about OpenBSD. > > You were right up until this point. > > I highly doubt that many OpenBSD developers or users care whether or not > RMS endorses OpenBSD. I know I don't. > > RMS has made statements which detract against OpenBSD and contradict the > actions of his own organization, the FSF. They do not even take his > fundamentalist stance with some of their own software, as pointed out by > Theo. > > Calling him on his hypocrisy is this project's most reasonable defense > against his statements. Anything else would require more effort from > OpenBSD than it took RMS to muck about in the first place. And it's not > worth any additional effort. > > RMS has not thrown the gauntlet at OpenBSD, he has thrown mud. We are > throwing it back because we don't feel OpenBSD deserves it. > > There will never be an opportunity for cooperation between OpenBSD and > the FSF because the FSF has an agenda which is at odds with OpenBSD. The > project is trying to remove the GPL where ever possible, and I think > that is part of what motivated RMS to make his negative statements about > the OpenBSD project. > > To me, the tone of your email indicates that you think we should stand > here and listen to his crap, and then try to build a relationship from > it. He didn't come here to build anything. He came here wagging his > tongue like a loon and those of us that support OpenBSD are now exposing > him for what he is. > > He brought this on himself and he deserves it. Shame on him and shame on > those who try to make excuses for him. > > Breeno >
Be sure to cc Richard so that he knows.
