Re: Bitkeeper outrage, old and new

Mark Mielke (mark@mark.mielke.cc)
Sun, 20 Oct 2002 04:40:56 -0400

On Sun, Oct 20, 2002 at 01:58:26AM -0400, Zac Hansen wrote:
> I disagree with your statement that his rants are off topic. Unless you
> believe that the purpose of Linux isn't the advancement of Free software,
> then debating the merits of using non-Free software in the development
> process of a major cornerstone of the Free software movement is
> fundamentally on topic.

Ask Richard if GCC was ever initially bootstrapped using a non-GPL
compiler suite.

In the answer to that question lies the truth about the merits of Richard's
rant against those with dissimilar opinions to his own.

mark

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