Re: Bertrand Meyer challenges some open-source assumptions.
On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 06:39:14PM +0200, Henrik Eriksson wrote:
> On http://www.sdmagazine.com/features/2000/03/f4.shtml there is a very
> interesting article called "The Ethics of Free Software" by Bertrand Meyer a
> famous guru in objectorientation.
I posted a rebuttal in the talkbacks. Basic points:
- He asserts many "absolute truths" in ethics that are actually
rather hotly debated.
- Perfidious ad hominem attacks.
- Redefinition of the word "free" to suit his argument (proving the
old maxim that you can make anyone say anything you want, given ex
post facto editorial control of the dictionary).
Were he not some famous developer publishing in a so-called
"respectable" magazine, it would likely end up being treated as the
confused rant of yet another clueless observer.
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