On Sun, 2002-05-05 at 10:25, ERDI Gergo wrote: > On Sat, 4 May 2002, Richard Stallman wrote: > > Second, a matter of principle: mere repetition doesn't make an error > > into truth, and we should not treat it as truth merely because of the > > numbers who repeat it. > Mere repetition also doesn't make an opinion into a fact. However, constant acceptance of an error derives in general assumption that the error is the truth. In my country, a couple of months ago, there was a sad article in a PHB reaching magazine explaining how all Free Software (even GNOME and KDE) was derived from Linus Torvald (typo from the article) with his Linux OS and all his faithfull followers :) I rather say that, if you know it's true but disagree with this correction for matters of your personal taste of marketting, etc etc... at least don't actively fight against those who promote the correction. > .--= ULLA! =---------------------. `We are not here to give users what > \ http://cactus.rulez.org \ they want' -- RMS, at GUADEC 2001 Shouldn't you include a link to the url of a transcription of that event? Because with out of context quotes you _can_ do a lot of reality manipulation (eg, Al Gore and his "alledged creation", the internet). In order to provide children with what's best for them, you don't just give them candy all the time just because it's what they want, so, if you just give children what they want... you're not really doing them any good, are you? :) Most endusers of desktops (not necessarily current gnome users, and everyone is an enduser of some software) are a little like children... uninformed, uneducated, etc etc... so their ubiquitous opinions, which must (although) be taken in scrutinious regard, are not necessarily what's best for them. BTW, I am seriously looking forward the url I mentioned. Cheers, -- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Ghandi + So let's do it...?
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