[Discuss] CrowdStrike Fiasco

[kentborg at borg.org (Kent Borg)]

On 7/25/24 15:51, Daniel M Gessel wrote:
> I agree that a large number of superficial readings won't find issues 
> that fewer, more careful investigations could - whether "free as in 
> freedom" software is more reliable, efficient and capable than 
> proprietary software (or visa versa) is an unanswered question.
>
> And theFSF does seem to hold a worldview that classifies distributing 
> non-free software as a human rights violation, so unreliable, slow and 
> incomplete free software is better than any proprietary software. It's 
> not a worldview I share (nor would I describe it as utopian) but it's 
> consistent.

Silly me! I just realized that FSF isn't EFF. The thread makes a lot 
more sense now.

I know *do* the difference, honest.


Once upon a time, many years ago, I was talking to Richard Stallman. We 
had met before, and I reminded him how he knew me. Yes, he remembered 
and said:

"Oh, you're that ass hole!"

One of my proudest moments.


-kb, the Kent who certainly knows what the Free Software Foundation is, 
even if he messes up a TLA now and then.