Redefining value in an open source world

TalkBack 1 of 8:

Next »

• Thread View
• Flat View

Recognition is not the same as respect.

The word "notoriety" implies someone whose name is recognized for damage done.

So Linus Torvalds is recognized. Richard Stallman is notorious.

There are values within fame.

You wrote:

"Richard Stallman is a high value person. Linus Torvalds is a high value person. Their paychecks don't reflect it, they remain in the middle class, but everyone who reads this knows their names and what they have contributed. We look up to them. We respect them."

Interesting that "value" can mean appreciated and also worth money. Those can be contradictory meanings.

Anyway, to say that Richard Stallman is "high value", that we "look up to" him and "respect" him? Significance is far from appreciation.

It's as easy to say that Richard Stallman began a damaging campaign which has produced only harm, and that he deserves to be shunned.

Both the compliment and the blame are judgments, based on the values one chooses to emphasize.

In sum, by assuming only one set of values could possibly be applied, this article is propaganda rather than ratiocination.
And you don't have to accept my judgment of Mr. Stallman to agree with that point.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 08/09/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

• Reducing Server Total Cost of Ownership with VMware Virtualization Software VMware VMware virtualization enables customers to reduce their server TCO and ... Download Now
• Why Isn't Server Virtualization Saving Us More? A Few Small Changes May Dramatically Increase Your Efficiency VMware Companies have rapidly adopted server virtualization over the past few ... Download Now
• Building the Virtualized Enterprise with VMware Iinfrastructure VMware VMware virtualization software has been adopted by over 120,000 enterprise ... Download Now