Jay R. Ashworth wrote:
On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 01:19:31AM -0600, Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
[ regarding ESR's Smart Questions paper ] It may be construed to be rather tacky to use that listing for third parties as a statement that reflects on the MediaWiki project.
(b) If you'd read to the end, you'd have seen this: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#keepcool
I am cool. I seriously doubt that someone who invests large sums of money in MediaWiki sponsored companies likes being pointed to text that refers to them as an "idiot". I am not upset at all -- just making an observation.
I'm sure they don't.
This doesn't, however, mean that they *aren't* idiots. ESR is certainly a polarizing individual, and that as much as anything because he's blunt, and calls them like he sees them.
Whether how he sees them is reasonable is a-whole-nother argument, of course, but I personally am one of those people who answers lots of dumb questions from idiots -- idiots who *pay me* for the privilege, and that's why I don't lay ASQ on them. If they're asking me for *free*? You bet. If they think it's calling them an idiot, then maybe it is, and I might be so lucky as to have them ask someone else.
:-)
Cheers, -- jra
My first encounter with Eric Raymond was at a public conference several years ago. He got up and announced he was a "warlock" and other strange and bizzare nonsense. I note he was an author of that document. I guess that all speaks for itself.
:-)
Jeff