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Re:What It's Like To Be Ridiculed For Open Sourcing A Project by msbarnett on Friday January 25, 2013 @01:31PM (#5116878)
Well, he engaged in 'arsehole like tendencies' two days ago. When an alcoholic is on the wagon for a long time and then falls off again, they're still an alcoholic.
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Re:What It's Like To Be Ridiculed For Open Sourcing A Project by chris_wot on Saturday January 26, 2013 @01:14AM (#5119469)
Comparing an alcoholic to an arsehole is absurd. An alcoholic can never touch a drop of alcohol for fear of getting addicted to it again. Someone can be an arsehole some of the time, and very nice the rest of the time!
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