Re: [BK] upgrade will be needed

Horst von Brand
2005-02-15T04:21:59Z

Marcin Dalecki <martin@dalecki.de> said:
> On 2005-02-14, at 19:56, Larry McVoy wrote:
> > All we are trying to do is
> >
> > 1. Provide the open source community with a useful tool.
> > 2. Prevent that from turning into the open source community
> > creating a clone of our tool.

> Now that's pathetic!

> You recognize that point 2. is precisely the reason Linux is all about
> in first place? Remind you: Linux - a free UNIX/POSIX system
> clone done by people who where previously working on UNIX in first place
> and just wanted a free version of it. By definition it is just that...

Linus has never worked on Unix in any form, and most of the other kernel
hackers hasn't either. Ever. It goes so far that at least at IBM people
working on AIX aren't allowed to even look at Linux code, and viceversa.

Please don't spread SCOX type FUD.

> And in this copy-cat community

That sounds dangerously close to diffamation...

> you intend to thrive as "Mother Theresa"
> of SCM? You still wonder why you provoke disgruntling?
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