Re: rms on debian

[Glenn Howell Evans <gevans1@utk.edu>]

On Sun, 2003-08-17 at 22:07, ben wrote:
> Howell Evans wrote:
> > Steve Lamb wrote:
> > 
> >> On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:26:43 -0400
> >> Peter S Galbraith <p.galbraith@globetrotter.net> wrote:
> >>  
> >>
> >>> What's ironic is that Linex is a Debian derivative.  See
> >>>   
> >>
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> >>>  http://www.debian.org/misc/children-distros#linex
> >>>   
> >>
> >>
> >>    So, how many people upon reading this lost a bit of respect because of
> >> RMS' obvious zealotry ignoring facts?  *raises hand*
> >>
> >>  
> >>
> > If you didnt know RMS was a zealot and does stuff like this all the time 
> > then you were not paying attention IMHO.
> > 
> > cheers
> > -Howell
> > 
> > 
> be fair. if it wasn't for rms, there might very well not be a linux, 
> much less a debian.
> 
> 

whoa, i think RMS is great for all the things he has done, but if you
dont know that he is a zealot then you really arnt paying attention.
Dont forget about his push for liGNUx to be the name. He has done more
for computing then i EVER will, but he is a zealot and every moment
needs a few of those.

cheers
-Howell