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From: BRM <bm_witness@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] KDE 3.5.10 in portage...
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:27:28
Message-Id: 88629.11839.qm@web65413.mail.ac4.yahoo.com
1 Also remember this - Linus has a list devoted solely to _his_ project, which _he_ administers; therefore, he can pretty much say what he wants on that devoted list where for all intents and purposes _he is king_.
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3 Unlike this list which is not devoted to paladius or portage, or anything else other than general Gentoo support for general users.
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5 So scopes vary, ownership varies, and latitude varies greatly too.
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7 Ben
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11 ----- Original Message ----
12 From: Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu>
13 To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
14 Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 8:06:51 AM
15 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] KDE 3.5.10 in portage...
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17 At Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:33:11 +0100 David Leverton <levertond@××××××××××.com> wrote:
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19 > On Wednesday 17 September 2008 00:50:42 Allan Gottlieb wrote:
20 >> Rather, "It is less objectionable for people who have accomplished a
21 >> very great deal and have greatly improved the computing environment
22 >> for the members of the corresponding mailing list". "Like" would not
23 >> apply as I don't know either linus or the members of this mailing
24 >> list.
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26 > Ah, so it's hero-worship, then? "Linus can be obnoxious, but it's OK because
27 > he's soooooooooo cool"?
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29 You are changing words. I said "less objectionable" you summarized it
30 as OK. You can use the term hero-worship if you choose, but it only
31 approximates what I said. But I do agree that it is true that those
32 who accomplish a lot are given greater latitude.