Enough, already!

[Andy Green]

Mike McCarty wrote:

>> Somebody coined it, but not me.  As I said according to this 
>> definition, nVidia made a decision to "deprive" recipients of their 
>> code "power or influence" to modify it and redistribute it.
> 
> Then by this definition, you misused the term.

What a waste of both our time :-(

> I object to your victim stance on this matter. There is something

Not at all, I am on a public mailing list agreeing with an until-now 
vilified Kim that the nVidia binary sucks.  I don't claim to be a victim 
of nVidia.

> you can do to cause them to change their minds. Refuse to buy their
> product.

Point is some minion in a company where some other faceless creature has 
ordered a bazillion Dell boxes with nVidia cannot "refuse to buy their 
product".  What does your philosophy say to the person stuck with that? 
  STFU because they have a "victim stance" and that is unmanly?

> I happen to believe that only individuals acting on their beliefs
> with faith can make a difference. Masses of people sitting around
> complaining accomplish nothing.

Sounds good to me, and yet people are swayed by succinctly expressed 
opinion at the right moment, despite the opinionated guy is "sitting 
around".  Somebody should stand up for the truth that binary blobs are a 
PITA, no matter if it is unpopular to hear right now when it is 
fashionable to blame Kim for pointing it out.

Anyway, go ahead and have the last word.

-Andy