Comments on: Support Bruce Perens’ Fight Against ‘Invasion of the Borgs’ http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-2/#comment-6921 Roy Schestowitz Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:04:04 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6921 Oops. That's a typo. Thanks. I hardly proofread. unless I write an article or a whitepaper. Fixed now. Oops. That’s a typo. Thanks. I hardly proofread. unless I write an article or a whitepaper.

Fixed now.

]]> By: Neil http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-2/#comment-6920 Neil Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:51:45 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6920 hopefully you are moderating blog responses because this doesn't need to end up on your blog 8) I noticed that you spelled rms' name wrong, it's Stallman. I'd have emailed this but I couldn't find a way to contact you directly. -Neil hopefully you are moderating blog responses because this doesn’t need to end up on your blog 8)

I noticed that you spelled rms’ name wrong, it’s Stallman. I’d have emailed this but I couldn’t find a way to contact you directly.

-Neil

]]> By: paul http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-2/#comment-6918 paul Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:17:03 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6918 Thanks for the post, Roy. I, too, had no idea that these petitions were available. I just signed 'em all. Thanks for the post, Roy. I, too, had no idea that these petitions were available. I just signed ‘em all.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-2/#comment-6897 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:46:51 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6897 <blockquote> What has Mr. Perens done for open source lately? </blockquote> From what I can see, he gives many talks and travels with Stallman. Matt's response irks me as somewhat arrogant. Many people don't do as much /for/ open source as much as they gain /from/ open source (money). Bruce fights for Freedom, not just open source _as a development method_ for commercial-grade software. Perhaps that's the type of personal attack Bruce warned about in advance. That's why he needs people's support.

What has Mr. Perens done for open source lately?

From what I can see, he gives many talks and travels with Stallman. Matt’s response irks me as somewhat arrogant.

Many people don’t do as much /for/ open source as much as they gain /from/ open source (money). Bruce fights for Freedom, not just open source _as a development method_ for commercial-grade software.

Perhaps that’s the type of personal attack Bruce warned about in advance. That’s why he needs people’s support.

]]> By: CoolGuy http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-2/#comment-6887 CoolGuy Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:54:36 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6887 Yeah he is working all the time for FOSS, maybe not that openly. He is always working behind the scenes for FOSS. I vote to put him in the board at the highest level. That way atleast m$ wont be able to damage the OSI in anyway possible. We just need him there, so that m$ wont dare touch OSI. We have assurance that he wont sell out like others. He doesnt have to do anything at all - just to make sure that m$ stays out of OSI. Thousand times better than novell or sun or other commercial companies and their half baked approach towards FOSS. Yeah he is working all the time for FOSS, maybe not that openly.

He is always working behind the scenes for FOSS.

I vote to put him in the board at the highest level. That way atleast m$ wont be able to damage the OSI in anyway possible.

We just need him there, so that m$ wont dare touch OSI. We have assurance that he wont sell out like others. He doesnt have to do anything at all – just to make sure that m$ stays out of OSI.

Thousand times better than novell or sun or other commercial companies and their half baked approach towards FOSS.

]]> By: Woods http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-1/#comment-6886 Woods Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:39:52 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6886 Come to think of it...what has Mr. Perens done for open source lately? That question bothered me for a while (as I don't keep such a close track of current events as I really should...) but then I remembered and my fears were allayed. What has Mr. Perens done for open source lately? He fights for FOSS. Every. Single. Day. Come to think of it…what has Mr. Perens done for open source lately?
That question bothered me for a while (as I don’t keep such a close track of current events as I really should…) but then I remembered and my fears were allayed.

What has Mr. Perens done for open source lately?
He fights for FOSS. Every. Single. Day.

]]> By: Woods http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-1/#comment-6884 Woods Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:22:35 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6884 Positive remarks on the web seem to be a bit hard to come by... At least Matt Asay was...less than supportive: http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9897860-16.html (Also see comment from Michael Tiemann) Positive remarks on the web seem to be a bit hard to come by…
At least Matt Asay was…less than supportive: http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9897860-16.html
(Also see comment from Michael Tiemann)

]]> By: c. day http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-1/#comment-6882 c. day Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:51:22 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6882 Hi Roy, I'm honored that you used my quote! I genuinely wish Bruce great success, but if, as he says, running for the board is going to be painful, actually getting on the OSI board likely won't end the painfulness. Microsoft folks apparently aren't above attempting to bully and smear the reputations of good people that oppose them. From all I've read about Bruce Perens, he seems to have enough dedication and determined courage to stand his ground. cday Hi Roy,

I’m honored that you used my quote! I genuinely wish Bruce great success, but if, as he says, running for the board is going to be painful, actually getting on the OSI board likely won’t end the painfulness. Microsoft folks apparently aren’t above attempting to bully and smear the reputations of good people that oppose them.

From all I’ve read about Bruce Perens, he seems to have enough dedication and determined courage to stand his ground. cday

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-1/#comment-6872 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:22:08 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6872 You can find some more background information in <a href="http://technocrat.net/d/2008/3/18/37852" rel="nofollow">Bruce's site</a>, Technocrat. Thomas Lord, who contributes to the site a great deal, makes an interesting remark. You can find some more background information in Bruce’s site, Technocrat.

Thomas Lord, who contributes to the site a great deal, makes an interesting remark.

]]> By: Woods http://techrights.org/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/comment-page-1/#comment-6871 Woods Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:11:06 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2008/03/19/perens-for-osi-board/#comment-6871 Thanks for the tip. Would've missed that petition otherwise... Thanks for the tip. Would’ve missed that petition otherwise…

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