Ummm, right. So you are saying if I don't mailbomb people that disagree with me, I'm not doing anything worthwhile?
There are more ways to fight against idiocy than a knee jerk reaction to respond with insults and mail bombs. The people who did this are clueless fanatics that need to be brought to task. They ruin any potential good will we can build on.
The proper response was to respond to him and point out where the mistakes were made in his article, in a civil manner that doesn't resort to ad hominen attacks or disrupt that person's life.
Are the people that gave a polite response any less devoted to Linux than the script kiddies? I think one such person does far more good than all of your bombers combined. The appropriate comparison is not to bring out the Boston Tea Party (trying to get rid of the establishment to rebuild a new one) but instead Dr. King (Trying to reform the establishment (ie user base)) Would he support fire bombs in someone's home because they made a racist remark?
You don't show very clear thought on this. The repercussions of what you are saying are more than you can possibly imagine.
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Ummm, right. So you are saying if I don't mailbomb people that disagree with me, I'm not doing anything worthwhile?
There are more ways to fight against idiocy than a knee jerk reaction to respond with insults and mail bombs. The people who did this are clueless fanatics that need to be brought to task. They ruin any potential good will we can build on.
The proper response was to respond to him and point out where the mistakes were made in his article, in a civil manner that doesn't resort to ad hominen attacks or disrupt that person's life.
Are the people that gave a polite response any less devoted to Linux than the script kiddies? I think one such person does far more good than all of your bombers combined. The appropriate comparison is not to bring out the Boston Tea Party (trying to get rid of the establishment to rebuild a new one) but instead Dr. King (Trying to reform the establishment (ie user base)) Would he support fire bombs in someone's home because they made a racist remark?
You don't show very clear thought on this. The repercussions of what you are saying are more than you can possibly imagine.