[OT] why isn't bikeshed good enough as a sounder replacement?

[Ric Moore]

On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 20:05 -0700, Robert Holtzman wrote: 
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 03:17:35PM -0400, Ric Moore wrote:

> > I have a stake in that, but not Mark's gold, while acknowledging that it
> > is his gold that makes it happen. I just happen to place a higher sense
> > of worth on this distribution. For that, I honor his stake. But, all the
> > gold in the world does not make Ubuntu happen. 
> 
> But without it would it have happened?

Look at what Linus did ...I rest my case. Nature abhors a vacuum, so
when Red Hat ditched it's box-set cheap seats, someone else moved (or
was sucked) into the void. Someone that had a lick of sense, too. And
some gold. No doubt. 

Who knows, if it wasn't Mark, it could have been anyone of us gifted
enough to herd the necessary amount of cats to make it happen. It took
just a handful of people to crank up Facebook. History is full of
stories of one little person, who others surrounded and followed, and
made paradigm shifts to events. You're good, maybe if coulda been you? 

If it was me, putting up with all of you, I'd be roaming the halls with
an ax-handle grinning and gibbering "Here's Johnny!". Good thing it
wasn't me. :) Ric

-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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