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paul sutton <zen14920@xxxxxxxxx> writes: [snip: MS try to recruit ESR Shock!] > Back on this I do however agree that the response was a bit OTT and put > the OSS community in bad light, what do other people think, Typical arrogant ESR, IMO. He could have handled it better. but then, good as he has been for OSS, I don't particularly like his slanted worldview, and don't think he is the best guy to be a front-man for Linux and open source, as it is too easy to dismiss him as a scary whackjob gun-nut[1]. Cathedral and the Bazaar is fascinating though, especially when you take his bias into account, and he works hard for OSS. [1] Mainly because he is a scary whackjob gun-nut ;) -- James jamesk[at]homeric[dot]co[dot]uk "Six?!? Whew!" (Cmdr. Ivanova, B5 "Sic Transit Vir") -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html