Re: Goodbye, Fedora

[Michael Knepher <mknepher bluethingy com>]

Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> Rahul Sundaram <sundaram fedoraproject org>:
>   
> > > The wiki page does nothing to disabuse me of this expectation by using
> > > terms like "brainwashing".  The contempt for mere users this exhibits is
> > > very revealing, and is a significant part of the reason I've decamped.
> > >       
> > You just lose your sense of humor there.
> >     
>
> Oh, yes, it's very funny that Greg deKoenigsberg -- who is supposed to be
> some kind of responsible adult supervision -- implies that anybody who
> wants to watch YouTube or listen to a podcast is a glassy-eyed zombie.
> Ha ha.  See me laugh.  Yes, that is *exactly* the kind of attitude that
> will get us above 4% market share.  Not.
>   
Um, the brainwashing mentioned is on the part of the Fedora community - 
a jest (admittedly weak) about "indoctrinating" users into the free 
software way of thinking.

Probably not as brilliant as showing up at a protest dressed as Obi Wan 
Kenobi, but we can't all be Important, Serious People.