Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:33:02 -0800 | From | Petro <> | Subject | Re: [opensource] Re: Petition Against Official Endorsement of BitKeeper by Linux Maintainers |
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On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 10:34:46PM -0300, Rik van Riel wrote: > On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, David Schwartz wrote: > > On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 18:36:08 -0500, Michael Bernstein wrote: > > >However, when a whole movement based > > >on the idea of creating non-proprietary software decides to utilize > > >proprietary software in order to better create free software, I feel that > > >there is some hypocrisy going on. > > What?! It's really this simple, you use the best tool for the job. > > Why can't we advocate the tools that really do work best. > I'm in it for quality software, not specifically for the ideology > of free software. > > Why do we have to be a movement based upon an inflexible ideology? > Not to mention, why should we have to conform to the ideology of > the "free software" crowd ?
'Cause you can't be a rebel if you don't wear the right boots.
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