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Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source"
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Stephen J. Turnbull |
Subject: |
Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source" |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:28:30 +0900 |
Jambunathan K writes:
> From what I see, Richard's polite and assertive refusal strongly
> influenced Dr. Carver in to recognizing or atleast understanding
> the subtle difference between "Free Software" and "Open Source".
I see no evidence in the thread for that conclusion, or against it for
that matter. I have, however, conducted survey research and I assure
you that I would have responded quite as Dr. Carver did, no matter
what I believed or learned. It pays to be polite, and it's satisfying
to correct one's mistakes, even if inadvertant.
IOW, a simple request would have been equally effective, I believe.
> ps: I am trying to understand where all this hatred to Richard's
> advocacy comes from.
Hatred for his advocacy, no. I just believe in software freedom, and
I think Richard's us vs. them posting style is counterproductive and
mostly repels people who would otherwise be interested to learn more.
I realize it's a losing battle and in recent years have been better at
saying nothing, but this particular time I discovered a desire to
encourage this survey, and spoke up.
Personal antagonism, yes. I'm sorry it shows. I'm not a very nice
person in my mailing-list persona, which has a lot to do with it.
Let's leave it at that.
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", (continued)
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", David Kastrup, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Stephen J. Turnbull, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Jambunathan K, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Juanma Barranquero, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Jambunathan K, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Jambunathan K, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Juanma Barranquero, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Andreas Röhler, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Lennart Borgman, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Richard Stallman, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source",
Stephen J. Turnbull <=
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Richard Stallman, 2011/06/15
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Miles Bader, 2011/06/16
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Paul Eggert, 2011/06/16
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Miles Bader, 2011/06/16
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Randal L. Schwartz, 2011/06/16
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Richard Stallman, 2011/06/16
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Miles Bader, 2011/06/17
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Stephen J. Turnbull, 2011/06/16
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", Stephen J. Turnbull, 2011/06/16
- Re: Please don't refer to Emacs as "open source", David Kastrup, 2011/06/16