Alexandre Oliva wrote:
On Jul 21, 2008, Michael.Coll-Barth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Giving them the credit they deserve is the least you can do. Helping us reach more people, not only with the software, but also with the philosophy of freedom, would be a plus, and this is the reason we ask you to do so. Please don't deny us the only thing we humbly ask of you. Thanks,
I have no trouble at all with giving someone due credit. That goes without saying. However, I DO have a problem with people who act like 'glory hounds' and demand a name change just to pat themselves on the back.
It really was a wonderful thing these people have done, no question. But this name change business is silly. I mean why stop there? Let's change grep to gnu/grep! Or bash to GNU/bash. I could go on and on here.
The point I'm making is this. I have no trouble giving credit where credit is due. I do have a problem with people demanding it. Those people don't deserve the credit if what they did was for their own glorification. To me, this is what this argument sounds like.
This really does sound like some horrible marketing demand by a large corporation. Let's rename everything to include our brand! What a great idea. That will get the word out. (Anyone ever hear the Lewis Black bit about Coca-Cola?)
It's just like I tell my kids, the more you ask for something the less likely I am to do it.
Please, take pride in the work you've done, don't cheapen it by acting like a spoiled glory hound. Seriously.
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