Re: Talkback about flame wars being substitute for capitalistic cutthroat competition

On Sunday 17 August 2008, Omer Zak wrote:
> The talkback
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/top_4_internet_flame_wars_
> +around_free_software#comment-76576

This URL is broken into two. Here's the correct, unbroken URL:

http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/top_4_internet_flame_wars_+around_free_software#comment-76576

And here's a shortened URL: http://xrl.us/onun9

> of an article about four famous Free Software related religious wars -
> has, among other things, the following passage (quoted out of context):
> "these debates (for want of a better word) propel the FSF Community
> towards greater heights, replacing, in effect, competition between
> companies"

That put aside, the author claims that Linus Torvalds belongs on the Emacs 
side of the "Emacs vs. Vi" war, but in fact, he's using MicroEmacs. See:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/linus/

I should also note that "Vim is Not Vi"<tm>, and has transcended above it. So 
the "Emacs vs. Vi" holy war is old-school.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

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