Re: [News] Richard Stallman Protects MySQL from Oracle

[David Kastrup]

Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:

> Alan Mackenzie wrote:
>
> [... Stallmanism ...]
>
>> > It is misleading to describe the users of free software, or the software
>> > users in general, as a ?market.?"
>> 
>> > <???>
>> 
>> > Care to share your views on that, Alan?
>> 
>> No.
>
> Why don't you make use of your freedom of speech other than not
> speaking?

I suppose because he does not think he has anything worthwhile to
contribute.  And so he chooses not to contribute it.

The concept may seem alien to you, but I assure you that it is not
unheard of in the civilized world.

Apropos: Mahatma Gandhi once was asked what he thought of Western
civilization.  His reply was "I think it would be a good idea."

-- 
David Kastrup