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The problem is that some of the 'bad apples' are senior members of the community who are or were respected and widely listened to. The fact that Eric Raymond is
by anon1385 15y ago
The problem is that some of the 'bad apples' are senior members of the community who are or were respected and widely listened to. The fact that Eric Raymond is/was taken seriously ought to be hugely embarrassing to the open source community.
EDIT: since I got downvoted already I may as well add: ESR is a vile pathetic excuse for a human being. I don't say that lightly, he really is obnoxious. I know he has a big fanbase among the libertarians here but at some point people are going to have to face up to how unacceptable his views are to most people.
- gte910h 15y agoCan you bring cites to this claim? Not challenging you, just I've heard this before, but never anything specific for us who don't know the details.
- anthonyb 15y agoI know of at least one: he sent Bruce Perens a threatening email, enough that Bruce contacted the police. Here's a link: http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/04/msg00201.html http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/1999/04/msg00201.html Edit: his response to receiving one threatening email is pretty revealing, too: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=290 http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=290