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Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 18:53:17 -0600
To: W Gerald Hicks <gehicks@pacbell.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD spokesman.
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At 06:30 PM 7/5/2001, W Gerald Hicks wrote:
  
>> [from some caustic irritant on -chat]

Arguing ad hominem, as you do above, is the caustic irritant.
These issues are important and should be discussed in a level-headed
fashion.

>Advocacy often seems to be overrated, especially by the loudest and most
>ineffective advocates.

Advocacy has been responsible for the overwhelming amount of
press enjoyed by Linux -- even though it is technologically
inferior to the BSDs and licensed in a way that is truly
dangerous to businesses and others.

>Similarly, it's an amazing thing how incompetent people are often
>convinced they are the most competent.

See the comment above about argumentum ad hominem.

>Please don't CC me on any followups.

I won't cc you. 

--Brett Glass


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