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Jeff Geerling

We've reached the stage where defenders of corporate open source (vs FOSS supporters) are attacking my character and motivations.

If arguing on merit doesn't work, attack the person?

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Jeff Geerling

(2/2) Some are applied quite broadly, too, like "influencers are rage-baiting for clicks"

Alternate viewpoint: maybe "influencers" shouldn't be blithely dismissed, as many of us have been professionally involved in the Red Hat ecosystem for decades...

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@geerlingguy

Sorry, Jeff. Ad hominem attacks are the gold standard indicator that those launching them have lost the core argument — and they know it.

Al Audet

@geerlingguy People don't attack for no reason. It means your message is hitting home.

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