the only inescapable explanation for your motivation is that you think that a significant number of readers of this list are either: - to uninformed to have a reasonable opinion or - too willing display lemming like behavior and simply follow others
We'll have to agree to disagree. But I do want to address the a/n comment. I simply offered the advice that one should only sign a petition if one is knowledgeable enough on the issue to properly defend one's position. At no time did I try to discourage an informed person from signing this (or any) petition. Each will decide for themselves if they possess sufficient knowledge to cast an informed opinion. I casted no judgement on anyone at all. To the contrary I made every effort to avoid doing so as it would have been improper of me. You however painted with a pretty broad brush when you made the following statements: "If this issue isn't important to you or other users of Fedora then I would suppose that you have to ask yourself why you are using Linux and not Macintosh or Windows. The goals of Free Software are clearly delineated at http://www.gnu.org/ - Anyone using Linux and not familiar with the intentions of GNU or the Free Software Foundation really needs to work through this since having no informed position is simply not excusable." In your own words you judged everybody on this list who choose for whatever reason not to have an informed position on this issue. I'm laying my keyboard down after this posting. Those who read the entire thread will form their own opinion of this debate within a debate. I respect the fact that you are from all indications probably an experienced Linux user/administrator. That fact no doubt plays a part in your passion for this topic. But that passion does not give you the right to cast judgement on others by criticizing those who do not have an informed position and who do not share the same degree of passion as you do for getting informed and involved. In your second posting you replied to Gene "sign on or don't sign on, it's your choice." Yet you criticize me and all other like minded people for exercising the choice to not sign. I never criticized anyone for choosing either. I simply offered advice to anyone considering signing. Jacques B.
