rfquerin wrote:Maybe I have to go back and listen again, but I thought you prefaced the whole discussion by telling jza that you hadn't read the actual drafts but were waiting for the final version to come out. I could be wrong - I'm not in the car so I can't rewind and listen to it again to check.
I did say that, however, that is not quite true, I have read large chunks of the various drafts. I have read the entire patent part of the last two drafts, and other various things like that.
rfquerin wrote:I'm no expert on the GPL and don't claim to be. And I have no doubt that sitting there talking for 2 hours while trying to remain interesting is a very tough thing.
It's not that bad really, especially when you have Jza around! This guy has to have a super brain or something, so much information!
rfquerin wrote:But assholes? Really? You don't even know them - and neither do I. But all in all, I think they do a pretty good job over there. Besides, if someone aggravates me, I just stop listening.
I agree. Which is why I asked Pat to post that apology, and I have also emailed both Chris and Bryan personally with a similar note, to make sure they got it. And it's also on my blog.
Like I said in the message, I realize this was a stupid thing for me to say, and I take it back, and will see to that it doesn't happen again.
Also, now that I think about it, Steve Ballmer and Steve Jobs already holds a shared patent on the word "asshole"! So it's not fit for Chris and Bryan anyway even if I were to call them names (Which I am not).
And yes, I agree, they do do a pretty good job, I would just like them to read just a few lines of the FSF's rationale for the changes in GPLv3 or the license drafts themselves, before they go and criticize the FSF or GPLv3. On several occasions I have noted them criticizing something that they had either misunderstood, wasn't true at all, or was just some rumor spurred by the FUD cloud that Linus Torvalds is partly responsible for creating.
rfquerin wrote:All that said, I saw your apology that Pat posted over on their forums and I do commend you on that.
Thanks.