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Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project by gfosco on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:18PM (#21184197)
They shouldn't invite you over for dinner again, but it ends there. They don't get to come for your job, your career, your legacy.
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Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project by kennywinker on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:37PM (#21184399)
Right, so if the assholery happens at work then the equivalent of "shouldn't invite you over for dinner again" is being asked not to come back to work.
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Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project by virgilp on Monday October 07, 2019 @03:04PM (#21184692)
Except that in this analogy, RMS is the one who invited them for dinner. You don't simply get to tell the host that "we don't like you but I think we'll keep meeting in your house for dinner.
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Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project by joshuamorton on Monday October 07, 2019 @05:51PM (#21186334)
So you're saying that RMS, is the sole owner of everything GNU?

No. This is equivalent to a threat to strike. RMS without the GNU project maintainers is just a dude with a blog. And this approximates a vote of no confidence.

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Re:Joint Statement on the GNU Project by virgilp on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @12:32AM (#21188791)
No - analogies are imperfect. But it's certainly a better analogy, RMS is not just a rude guest.
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