Not, not really, I just accept that there are people out there expressing opinions about how I should live and that there's no way for me to shut them up. "How

Not, not really, I just accept that there are people out there expressing opinions about how I should live and that there's no way for me to shut them up. "How many times do I have to express my opinion before those dickheads stop expressing theirs?" is a natural feeling when a controversy drags on longer than one feels it should, but it is counterproductive to express that feeling as if it were an argument. (Also, personally, I don't think the free software ethic is something that ought to go away, even if I don't follow it myself.) There are undeniably people who do what can only be realisticly described as "cramming" their ethics systems. Most controversies include some number of unpleasant people. If we let that affect how we respond to polite questions from polite people, we become part of the problem. If you said something to me about the U.S. occupation in Iraq, would it be constructive for me to respond by complaining about the conduct of various people who have expressed similar opinions?