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I choose other because I use GNU/Linux

• apgwoz 15y ago
  Since when did it become not OK to side with the FSF? This, (i.e. the "Hacker" News crowd) has really set a new low bar.
  • gjm11 15y ago
    Saying "I use GNU/Linux": OK. Saying "I don't use Linux and am going to distort your poll results because you didn't use the terminology I prefer": not OK. And, honestly, if getting a few downvotes for some random thing is "setting a new low bar" then something's wrong with your calibration.
    • apgwoz 15y ago
      > "I don't use Linux and am going to distort your poll results because you didn't use the terminology I prefer" Well, first of all, I didn't "distort your poll" because I didn't actually choose other. In addition to hacker news users hating the FSF, we apparently are also immune to sarcasm and humor. Second, I'm sorry, I didn't know that polls on Hacker News were so serious and scientific. Do you police rules like "pick only one" with words like, "Come on guys! I'm trying to run a scientific poll here and you're ruining it!"? Please.
  • sbuk 15y ago
    "Since when did it become not OK to side with the FSF?" I'm sorry, but when did it become obligatory to agree with your world view. You were down-voted presumably because your comment was fatuous. Being a 'hacker' is not synonymous to exclusively using F/LOSS. Ideological fallacies are just the same as all the other fallacies...
    • apgwoz 15y ago
      I don't think there is anything nice to say about your comment. You call me foolish for having an opinion you disagree with. Pot, say hello to kettle.