“Which mindset is right? Mine, of course. People who disagree with me are by definition crazy.”
Until I change my mind, when they can suddenly become upstanding citizens. I'm flexible, and not black-and-white. <br class="br"> Linus compares Linux and BSDs, NewsForge, 2005-06-13, Barr, Joe, 2006-08-28 http://www.linux.com/articles/45571, <br class="br">2000s, 2005
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