Re: [CA cert] The case for open source (was Re: Bet)

[Duane <duane AT cacert.org>]

Greg Black wrote:

> So you've made a decision, yet you play games pretending that
> the decision is still up for grabs.  And you wonder why people
> aren't beating down your doors wanting to help you?  People will
> help others who treat them with respect, not people who just get
> their kicks from jerking others about.

I wasn't jerking anyone around and I'm certainly not doing this for 
kicks, I wanted feedback that I was making the right decision, and I had 
it firmly set in my mind why I should be doing it, I had a valid reason 
in doing so. Then all the opensource zealots kick in, and demand 
everything be open sourced or claim it's all a joke, and how security 
through obscurity blah blah blah...

It just makes me gush and want to be all tree hugging and hippy like...

You were presented with a valid option, but you failed to even so much 
as get a peep out of you... So yes, if you want jerked around maybe look 
a little closer to home...

> You deal in facts (so you say), but can't be bothered to get the
> facts for the silly arguments you use.  Racing harnesses are not
> illegal for street use in Australia; they are just not approved
> for that use because nobody has wanted to pay the (large) fees
> to gain the approval for something that makes no sense.

Well as far as I'm concerned not approved and illegal are still the same 
thing, if it's not approved and a cop pulls you over and books you for 
it, you're still in trouble...

> Yet another illustration of the attitude problem.  If you want

Hello pot, this is kettle! Ok my comment about the bleating... Open 
Source zealots are just as bad as Microsoft ones... Both have bad 
attitudes and follow like sheep.

bleat
n.
   1.
         1. The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep.
         2. A sound similar to this cry.
   2. A whining, feeble complaint.

> I won't bother with the rest.

All you've done is complain and whine the code isn't open sourced, pot 
this is kettle.

"donating code for the public good is an altruistic act, not a moral 
imperative, and a choice deserving admiration, not expectation."

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 Duane

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