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> I wonder what other “characters” would fit in Possibly ESR, I don't know about any others.

• DonHopkins 6y ago
  Ewwwww. Please keep it family friendly. Super Tux Kart is about racing, not racism.
  • Shared404 6y ago
    All I know is "How to be a hacker", "The Cathedral and the Bazaar", and "How to ask good questions" all had a rather large impact on me. I didn't know about any of his other views.
    • Fnoord 6y ago
      Back then he was known for his libertarian views e.g. pro gun views, as well. You don't have to agree with someone on everything. Its likely I don't agree with Chinese developers on communism. Doesn't mean their FOSS contributions e.g. their PRs are invalid.
• fsflover 6y ago
  Bill Gates and Jobs I guess.
  • Shared404 6y ago
    They don't really fall under the F/OSS software theme though. If it weren't Tux themed I would agree.
    • fsflover 6y ago
      They are the anti-heroes of FLOSS.
      • Shared404 6y ago
        Good point. They could definitely fill the roll of Bowser et al.
  • bluedino 6y ago
    I remember some sort of space invaders clone with the enemies being Bill gates heads and Microsoft logos back in the late 90’s Linux games
    • rzzzt 6y ago
      xbill? You have to keep "clean" a bunch of computers in it from alternative (from Linux' POV) operating systems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBill