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It's hilarious that Miguel thinks RMS is fear-mongering when there is rightly something to fear. RMS has it right when he says, However good or bad the CodePle
by omouse 17y ago
It's hilarious that Miguel thinks RMS is fear-mongering when there is rightly something to fear. RMS has it right when he says,
However good or bad the CodePlex Foundation's actions, we must not accept them as an excuse for Microsoft's acts of aggression against our community. From its recent attempt to sell patents to proxy trolls who could then do dirty work against GNU/Linux to its longstanding promotion of Digital Restrictions Management, Microsoft continues to act to harm us. We would be fools indeed to let anything distract us from that.
It isn't fear-mongering when there is something to fear. Miguel also has a short memory and doesn't remember all the times Microsoft has spread FUD about GNU/Linux and free software.
- tedunangst 17y agoMicrosoft is a large company. There are different divisions with different objectives. When one part of the company tries to extend the olive branch and you come back with the pitchforks, that's not exactly encouraging the division that may be on your side that you're worth fighting for. Who do you think has a better chance of changing Microsoft's policies? RMS or a group of people working internally?
- joe_the_user 17y agoMicrosoft may be large but last I looked it wasn't a democracy. The top management of any large company is paid to bring a single 'strategic vision' to the company. Microsoft's top management clearly considered attacking open source to be in their interests when they did it previous. Seems like an indication they'll do it again.
- tedunangst 17y agoThe top management of any large company receives input and advise from their underlings. Those underlings are more likely to propose controversial changes to corporate strategy if they aren't getting tarred and feathered by the outsiders they're trying to work with.