"Henrik Eriksson" <henrik__eriksson@hotmail.com> said:
> On http://www.sdmagazine.com/features/2000/03/f4.shtml there is a very
> interesting article called "The Ethics of Free Software" by Bertrand Meyer a
> famous guru in objectorientation.
No hard facts, quotes other people without giving a shred of evidence on
why they say what they say against Linux (Ken Thompson might find it worse
than Windows, but on what grounds?). RMS's opinions on free software are
automatically to be dismissed because of his inflamatory writings, and
somewhat peculiar views, and with them the whole GNU idea. Whatever ESR
advocates is wrong because he is a firearm nut (I'm against firearms
myself, that doesn't make me respect ESR's opinion on software less). So,
due to this "highly moral" problems, OSS is bad for you. After telling you
in detail that "The observation [that highly moral people can advocate evil
causes] works the other way too: bad people can defend good causes. A
corrupt and dishonest politician may sincerely support principles of
democracy and freedom. His personal failings do not disqualify the ideas of
democracy and freedom any more than the Nazi regime's impressive building
of autobahnen disqualifies the merits of freeways."
Nice troll, this one. Best done example of ad hominem I've seen in a long
time. But please take it elsewhere.
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