I agree, it would be terribly rude to say that.
But I think Stallman would say, please produce free software or else I won't use it, or write my own software that will do the same.
Your last point about your freedom to produce closed software is not the issue here. It's another discussion. But of course, you can produce closed software. You're a free man. But I will not use your software then, I'm free too you know.
"...The compatibility code is needed because of poor design decisions of the
kernel developers who constantly have to adjust the interface to new
requirements..."
Though not in words like "raging maniac" and such, Ulrich apparently does not like wat Linus is doing with the Linux kernel as well.
Although I admire all the time and devotion Ulrich spends in developing glibc, and it is obviously clear that he cares very much for his project, it seems to me Ulrich sounds like a paranoid, obsessed with a man who he thinks is threatening him and trying to take over his project.
However, glibc is GPL'd. That means RMS, or I, or anybody else can take over, fork, do whatever we please with glibc. The only thing we cannot do ist take away this freedom from other users or developers.
I'm happy to believe that Stallman can be difficult to work with or to converse with.
But over the course of twenty years or more, the only thing he has done is produce free software, persuade others to produce free software, and strive to create a world where everybody can use free software. I see no harm in that.
Slashdot Mirror
BTW I didn't see keith listed as a contact person on the website. Didn't look hard enough?
and Asimovs Foundation
Yes, happened to me too: calender crashed, and contact list completely whiped away.
Do the following:
exit evolution
killev
restart evolution
Now everything works and you have your contacts back end the calender works.
Tino Meinen
KDE 3.0, Apache 2.0, Mozilla 1.0, myownsillyproject 0.0
Open unwanted windows by themselves
Your last point about your freedom to produce closed software is not the issue here. It's another discussion. But of course, you can produce closed software. You're a free man. But I will not use your software then, I'm free too you know.
Though not in words like "raging maniac" and such, Ulrich apparently does not like wat Linus is doing with the Linux kernel as well.
Although I admire all the time and devotion Ulrich spends in developing glibc, and it is obviously clear that he cares very much for his project, it seems to me Ulrich sounds like a paranoid, obsessed with a man who he thinks is threatening him and trying to take over his project.
However, glibc is GPL'd. That means RMS, or I, or anybody else can take over, fork, do whatever we please with glibc. The only thing we cannot do ist take away this freedom from other users or developers.
I'm happy to believe that Stallman can be difficult to work with or to converse with. But over the course of twenty years or more, the only thing he has done is produce free software, persuade others to produce free software, and strive to create a world where everybody can use free software. I see no harm in that.