| ▲ | locknitpicker 9 hours ago | |||||||
> Then the ideologues and political commissars showed up I think you're seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses. In some FLOSS circles the discussions were dominated by ideologues, to the point some discussions seemed like Monty Python skits. I mean, your choice of window manager, let alone Linux distro, was something you'd be judged by. | ||||||||
| ▲ | Ekaros 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
At least those were on technical merits. However imaginary or arbitrary those merits were... Which I think was more healthy place. | ||||||||
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| ▲ | sire-vc 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
'Were'? There are still people claiming that fronted isn't real coding. It is deeply embedded in human nature to define an us v them, and if skin colour is off the table substitutes must be found. | ||||||||