Hi Justin,
I usually don't fall prey to the "Flame wars" strategy though I enjoy that most when it is related to technology like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanenbaum-Torvalds_debate
Maxin another way of saying your opinion would have been to refer to this:
Justin, Thank for the new word "Ad_hominem". Frankly speaking, I wasn't aware of this word till you pointed out.
Justin, one more thing.. I am not a politically biased person. I consider myself free from Politics, religion and above all, America ( I have the freedom to believe so, I guess)
When I was 12 years old, I have participated in a Rally conducted by the Left wing people of Department of Telecommunications (My father works with BSNL and believes in the Left wing till MVR left the party). Then our slogan was:
"One computer will replace 10 workers. So prevent the computerisation in National Level ". I still remember me happily moving along with the crowd with my father with a red flag in my left hand :)
If we were successful then, now we won't have to write these mails supporting freedom and GNU/Linux.
Justin, if you still have some more patience left in your mind, please read what communist party thinks about freedom :
Tiananmen square: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989 About Stalin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Purge
Though I am not a member of FSF,I still don't think Stallman's view of freedom includes "Freedom to Kill"
See this link: It is funny.. http://copyfight.corante.com/archives/2005/02/15/the_one_where_richard _stallman_calls_bill_gates_a_communist.php
Happy Hacking..
Thanks and Regards, Maxin B. John