On Wednesday 21 July 2010 23:32:28 Han Boetes wrote: > Even though I don't agree with you -- since the man threatened me > with violence after a very thoughtful remark: On the matter of > GPL/BSD license preference I suggested to respect each others > opinion instead of verbally insulting one another. -- I do > appreciate your attempt to have a sane conversation and > retionalisation. I suggest ignoring the ignorant.
Ok. I understand. > > Michael R. Littlejohn wrote: > > I have to disagree with you. I believe Mr. de Raadt is misunderstood. > > He may have a quick wit, a sharp tongue, and is obviously a driven > > individual. He may very well be abrasive and difficult to talk to, but > > if he were an asshole, he would be somebody like Bill Gates (satan). > > I say this because I have to cope with A.D.D. and I come off to some > > as an asshole when my intent is the opposite. My opinions about > > life and people are very different from what most people think. After > > learning more about OpenBSD, this project, and Mr. de Raadt, I wouldn't > > change a thing. If he were an agreeable person, he would not have > > accomplished this much. Sometimes being the "Nice Guy" just means > > your a doormat for everyone else. Assholes take advantage of other > > people. Mr. de Raadt has created a free, functional, and secure > > operating system for anyone to freely use, and doesn't manipulate > > markets to make a boat load of cash from some haphazardly > > manufactured product. > > > > Being that 95% to 99% of us on this list don't know Mr. de Raadt > > personally, I don't think we need to worry if he is going to hurt our > > feelings. We only need him to continue to do what he does best. > > # Han
