From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: Re: [OT] Re: configure script Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 17:17:59 +0300 Organization: NetVision Israel Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <61D0BADD.74BBFB3A.B8B383E9@netscape.net> <200206081915.g58JFT128804@aztec.santafe.edu> <538dgukrilgffka0tdkddf7hdph4i9b5va@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1023979339 31349 127.0.0.1 (13 Jun 2002 14:42:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:42:19 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 17IVnn-00089V-00 for ; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:42:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 17IVng-00033B-00; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:42:12 -0400 Original-Received: from chx400.switch.ch ([130.59.10.2]) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 17IVSD-00019l-00 for ; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:20:02 -0400 Original-Received: from news.netvision.net.il ([194.90.1.15] helo=news.) by chx400.switch.ch with smtp (Exim 3.20 #1) id 17IVSB-0004AS-00 for gnu-emacs-bug@moderators.isc.org; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:20:00 +0200 Original-Received: by news. (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id RAA21991; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 17:19:53 +0300 Original-To: gnu-emacs-bug@moderators.isc.org Original-Path: is!eliz Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Original-Lines: 23 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: is.elta.co.il Original-X-Trace: news.netvision.net.il 1023977993 21989 199.203.121.2 (13 Jun 2002 14:19:53 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@netvision.net.il Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: 13 Jun 2002 14:19:53 GMT X-Sender: eliz@is In-Reply-To: Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:1999 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:1999 On 13 Jun 2002, David Kastrup wrote: > > If you really cared, you could start a poll yourself. > > What I care about is limiting the damage RMS manages to inflict on > the GNU project. Since RMS has stated in advance that the outcome of > such a poll could and must not change the way in which he feels fit > to fight for his cause, it would be an exercise in futility. I doubt that. An opinion of a sufficient number of maintainers with credentials is hard to ignore. > The > whole "Open Source" splitoff did not came about because people did > not care about Free Software: a certain indication of that is the > prevalent use of the GPL on such software. It simply came about > because people became embarrassed to be working for the cause of Free > Software under Richard's banner and auspices. >From my perspective, that splitoff happened because some people couldn't make themselves work with RMS as a person. It's that simple; everything else you hear is rationalizations.