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From: nate@trout.sri.MT.net (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: GPL (was Re: Linux vs FreeBSD)
Date: 14 Dec 1995 23:04:21 GMT
Organization: SRI Intl. - Montana Operations
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In article <4amjau$np@crl.crl.com>, Greg Herlein <gherlein@crl.com> wrote:
>Linus Torvalds (torvalds@cc.Helsinki.FI) wrote:
><snip>
>: Incorrect.  Either you can't read, or you just enjoy spreading fud and
>: misinformation (the latter is perfectly ok, as this _is_ an advocacy
>: group, but for the same reason I'm also allowed to flame you royally for
>: being such a jerk). 
><snip>
>
>Geesh, this guy must be cringing - I think I'd crawl in a hole and not come
>out if Linus himself flamed *me* for being ignorant.

Huh?  Linus is just a human being.  Now, he's an incredibly talented
human being, but a human being none the less.  Don't make him into a
God.  I'm sure his ego is big enough as it is. :)



Nate
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