[geeks] Can't decide on an OS

[Cory Smelosky]

On Wed, 25 Sep 2013, Andrew Jones wrote:

> On 09/25/2013 11:28 AM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
>> 
>> I generatelly judge it by its political debates and the large number of
>> FOSS prysetylisers.
>> 
>
> Debian has vicious political debates in the open because it's a real honest 
> to god democracy.  Democracy ain't always pretty.

Yup.  It is definitely not always pretty. ;)

>
> The FOSS proselytisation is a natural result of people putting their money 
> where their mouth is.  If they believe that this is the future, so much so 
> that they're willing to put weeks/months of volunteer labor into it, why 
> would you expect them to be quiet about it?

Yeah, it's understandable.  I have no problem with those people...I have 
more of a problem with the FSF and RMS.

(At LinuxFest the FSF were selling stickers for $1.50.  I was tempted to 
ask the guy for the source...)

>
> You don't have to like these phenomena, but it's understandable how they 
> arise in context.

Yeah.

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