Can you please take your rants elsewhere?

> You know what I can't stand... Bullying! That's what's going on
> here.
> 
> I'm the operator on an #openbsd channel, and I know exactly what
> happens when somebody start ranting about how {GPL, Windows,
> Linux, FreeBSD,...} sucks. Another guy is a happy user and before
> you know it you have a flamewar going on.
> 
> So whenever somebody brings up a sensitive subject like that, I
> say something like `This channel is for people who love OpenBSD,
> not for people that hate XXX'
> 
> That's how I keep the peace, the channel friendly and the
> discussions interesting.
> 
> And I do the same the other way around when people start whining
> about BSD related stuff.
> 
> But when I defend with rational arguments and in a polite way the
> merrits of the GPL percieved as by many developers and companies
> _without_ insulting the BSD license, but merely by pointing out a
> practical problem, I get flamed, insulted, threatened and called a
> troll!
> 
> That... is bullying! That is a what people do who _want_ flamewars
> and insults to keep flying.
> 
> So you think the GPL is fair game? Go ahead, remove all the
> GPL-licensed code from OpenBSD!
> 
> All I want is respect for the opinion the other guys, just like I
> defend *BSD when someone starts ranting against it!
> 
> 
> 
> # Han

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