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It's sad. It used to be that FUD was something perpetrated by Microsoft against Linux and other FOSS, and FUD was condemned as dirty tactics. For the last deca
by amyjess 12y ago
It's sad. It used to be that FUD was something perpetrated by Microsoft against Linux and other FOSS, and FUD was condemned as dirty tactics.
For the last decade or so, the vast majority of FUD has come from within the FOSS community, who seem to be celebrating these dirty tactics. It's really soured me on the FOSS community in general.
- tracker1 12y agoI think it's human nature to find the boogyman wherever they can. Everything from religion to political alignment... people assume the worst from those they don't agree with on some issues. Given, MS deserved a lot of the ill-will they received at that time and I think that as a whole, they are much better today. That said, some of us tried to point out that it was FUD at the time. Even when MS-PL projects came out, it was attacked as FUD... today with MIT projects, they are attacked as FUD for not containing the extra provisions that MS-PL provided regarding patents. It's almost a no-win situation. For me, my largest concerns are cost and lock-in, in that order... I am pragmatic about it and do pay for some things, but will usually prefer an open (floss) solution. It really depends. All of that said, I don't think it was meant as a dirty tactic so much as a stance on RMS' somewhat religious views regarding software.