On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 01:02:53PM -0400, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote: > I sincerely apologize to anybody I offended. See (or don't see) below. [...] > I sincerely apologize! I never intended my comment to express any approval of > Hitler or a comparison of systemd to Hitler. Happens. It's just bad taste. Hope we all learn from it. > I don't know if I can explain or if an explanation would help. Without really > thinking about the actions of Hitler, I was just trying to suggest that > bringing up an off-topic subject that provokes controversy (like systemd) might > signal the end of useful conversation about a subject, something like bringing > up a different off-topic subject (Hitler) has in the past signaled the end of > useful conversation on other subjects. That would be Godwin's Law [1]. I think what we should learn from the whole systemd fiasco [2] is that it's not worth insulting other people. Debate, yes, and by all means, passionate debate. But open (and hidden) insults ain't it. Cheers [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law [2] by "fiasco" I don't mean systemd itself, but how the community at large handled the conflict -- t
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