FOSS Hole

Linspire’s CEO Kevin Carmony responds to Eric Raymond’s Goodbye Fedora hissyfit.

Applying the usual CEO-compression algorithm, it translates to:

1. Eric Raymond doesn’t work for Linspire
2. We didn’t know he was going to do what he did
3. It didn’t help us
4. It really didn’t help us
5. Eric Raymond doesn’t work for Linspire

In summary: “he’s so gone as soon as we can make it all quiet”.

Where will ESR take his one man rage circus now? Will Novell take him?

“Eric Raymond annexed the Jargon File and added terms only he uses and that support his political outlook… with his bare hands”

“Eric S. Raymond does not suffer from the ‘Curse of the Gifted’.”

“An hour of “Vulgar Raymondism” with an ugly teenager will only cost you $20 in Thailand.”

Eric S. Raymond Facts.

Back in January, I promised to donate a tenner to the FSF for “a (genuine) photo of you hugging esr whilst wearing [an eler t-shirt]”.

Well, I’ve had my first claimant, Cathy Mullican! She writes:

the picture was taken last week at the World Science Fiction Convention in Anaheim, CA, which is why we’re in a hotel hallway and I’m wearing mouse ears. I knew I was likely to run into ESR at the con, even before I saw the panel schedule, but didn’t know if he’d go for the photo or not, until he commented on the shirt as we passed in the hall while party-hopping.

He did recognize it; he’s not a fan of the strip — thinks it’s more mean than funny — but I mentioned that part of the proceeds from the shirt sales went to FSF and the pledge for the picture, and his response was “Let’s do it!”

This is awesome. And I think it’s great Eric agreed to pose for the photo to help FSF, even though he’s not a fan of the strip. Good show ESR!

Quality is a little poor due to camera phone.