Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!]

Jamie Lokier
2003-04-30T09:22:55Z

Jeffrey Souza wrote:
> >Upon the
> > advice of several of the leading kernel developers, I contacted Pavel's
> > boss at SuSE and said "how about you nudge Pavel onto something more
> > productive" and he said that he couldn't control Pavel. That's nonsense
> > and everyone knows that. If one of my employees were doing something
> > like that, it would be trivial to say "choose between your job and that".
> > But Garloff just shrugged it off as not his problem.
>
> Trying to influence someone's personal project through their boss? Wow.
> No wonder so few people like you on lkml.

See, the thing Larry didn't hear was Garloff _actually_ said:

"Sorry Larry, I can't [*in good conscience*] control Pavel [*like that*]."

No to mention that it _isn't_ Garloff's problem.

I wonder who are the "leading kernel developers" that Larry mentions.
Probably giggling in the background after their practical joke
actually worked :)

On a more straight-faced note, perhaps Larry thought a BK clone was being
developed _at SuSE_? That would make it a less stupid request.

-- Jamie