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> At the risk of sounding dumb, who is r0ml? To be honest, in this article he seems to be playing the role of a garden variety troll. Look at his reply in the
by the_af 6y ago
> At the risk of sounding dumb, who is r0ml?
To be honest, in this article he seems to be playing the role of a garden variety troll.
Look at his reply in the comments section of his article, where someone questions the "L" in FLOSS meaning "Liberal" like he claims:
> "Good catch. Some people who use FLOSS mean "Libre". But, as Humpty Dumpty would say: "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean". So I mean Liberal. Similarly, are people seriously saying that "free software" doesn't mean "software you don't have to pay for?"
Tell me this isn't a trollish answer, complete with non sequitur about free software.
We're giving too much credit to this person. There is a valid conversation to be had about users rights and freedom, about FSF leadership, etc, but this isn't it. This is just some random person vying for attention.
- EdwardDiego 6y agoYeah, the "Libre" vs. "Liberal" thing was very odd, especially as I've never, ever, ever, seen anyone use FLOSS to mean anything other than "Free/Libre OSS". I just wondered what his open source credentials were, so to speak, I mean, his Github is okay looking I guess? Just the comments about his speeches at OSCON sounded like he's a heavy hitter in this area.
- jaywalk 6y ago> "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean" Well then it's impossible to have a serious discussion with you. If you're going to take standardized definitions and change them on a whim, then we don't even have any common ground.
- the_af 6y agoI think it's more or less an admission that the author of TFA is trolling. He's not interested in serious discussion, he just wants to ruffle feathers, and picked just the right moment for this. I mean, just look at the image he chose for his article. Look at all the misdirection about "Liberal" vs "Libre", the unsupported assertions that open sourcing a library makes it worse, and the self-aggrandizing. This article isn't an attempt at honest discussion. It's flamebait.