From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thomas Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: whither GNU Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:31:33 -0700 Message-ID: <48AF3035.3020100@emf.net> References: <10697146.3630221218551689983.JavaMail.www@wwinf4615> <87d4k6qm9g.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87r68kr1v5.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <48AE09B2.3080900@emf.net> <4eb0089f0808212040x33b77760id935e79982c85eee@mail.gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219437691 9322 80.91.229.12 (22 Aug 2008 20:41:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:41:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, David Robinow To: Juanma Barranquero Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 22 22:42:23 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KWdSh-0004rS-2A for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:42:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:53382 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KWdRj-00035p-E0 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:41:23 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KWdRf-00035k-5P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:41:19 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KWdRc-00035X-Mv for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:41:17 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42844 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KWdRc-00035U-Hx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:41:16 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.42inc.com ([205.149.0.25]:38581) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (SSL 3.0:RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KWdRc-0003lw-GZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:41:16 -0400 X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.5 X-TFF-CGPSA-Filter-42inc: Scanned X-42-Virus-Scanned: by 42 Antivirus -- Found to be clean. Original-Received: from [69.236.75.128] (account lord@emf.net HELO [192.168.1.64]) by mail.42inc.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.13) with ESMTPA id 37452124; Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:41:02 -0700 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060808) In-Reply-To: X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:102843 Archived-At: Juanma Barranquero wrote: > (I'm not trying to restart that debate, though; I'm just agreeing with > Tom on a very specific point of his very interesting thoughts). > It's "off topic" no matter where you bring it up (which is itself an interesting fact) but ... yeah ... I have trouble cottoning to any purported free software movement leadership that comes up with some theory to explain why and demand that we do our jobs as software engineers less well, on purpose. Something is wrong with your political calculus if you manage to come to that conclusion, in my opinion. I can imagine doing deliberately less well is the Right Thing if someone is holding a gun to your head, in some imaginable circumstances, but as an overall GNU policy? Think harder, RMS. -t > Juanma > > > >