Contributed by Dengue on from the mad-genius dept.
This is the lead paragraph of an at times hypberbolic article from Analee Newitz of AlterNet.org. Hmmm, I thought we had confirmed that Theo was mad.
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Contributed by Dengue on from the mad-genius dept.
This is the lead paragraph of an at times hypberbolic article from Analee Newitz of AlterNet.org. Hmmm, I thought we had confirmed that Theo was mad.
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good lord -- this can't help but hurt.
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It wasn't about OpenBSD, specifically. It was an op-ed piece on the types of personalities that governments hate to work with, but may have to if they are serious about computer security.
The article wasn't meant to be an in-depth discussion of OpenBSD and it's project goals. There was enough in there for interested parties to do their own homework.
AlterNet articles are not written for children or managers.
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As are most comments to online article snippets.
This article is not much different from me wearing a "Chix Dig OpenBSD" t-shirt to the store to buy milk.
The fact is that Theo is a very charismatic (I'm trying to stay neutral here; I've seen some of his email replies) leader of a very particular software project. Both he and the project get noticed for a variety of things, particularly by laypeople.
I mean, there is evidence that the US Government didn't like his personality. This is not exactly the best way to choose someone to help you with a set of software problems.
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Ok I have to disagree here on technical accuracy. First off, Allan Turing was not openly gay. He was quite about his orientation, and nobody was certain of his sexuality until after the ww2. Secondly, Alan Turing didn't build computers, its a myth. A british postal inspector designed the computer that Alan Turing used to breack codes. Alan Turing was more into pure math, and algorythm design. So to be fair, Turring was a reserved man, where theo is a napalm throwing flame-warrior.
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So are you saying that Theo is gay?
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-1, Flamebait
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Read 'Alan Turing - the Enigma' by Andrew Hodges, an amazing biography.
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By Miod Vallat () miod@openbsd.org on http://www.openbsd.org/disabled.html
Everyone knows this. Bad Dengue.
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People don't need role models; they need ideologies to king to.
By Wo0t () r0xor@bumble*squeek.com on mailto:r0xor@bumble*squeek.com
Theo has his beliefs. OBSD has its strengths. I could not care less about Theo's beliefs, because while his beliefs are motivation for him to work on OBSD, he's managed to keep the distro politically neutral.
The entire article smacks of poor journalism. How many openly gay people would prefer to be called "openly queer." I thought "queer" was a pejorative. The entire basis for the article is in the last paragraph:
"Propaganda won't protect us when we're under attack. If our national leaders really want us to be secure, they're going to have to learn to work with Theo. "
My answer: Now isn't that quaint. A TechnoGranolaGirl who thinks that the Gub'ment will bow down to Theo in order to use his OS. Whatever. They'll use what they want, because it's free, remember?! Take my OS out of your political statements.
Cracka ass
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OpenBSD's early offering of strong encryption, and making sure it was available to people outside USA is a political statement.
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mmm i think you might find that restricting encryption to within the united states is a political statement whereas making it available to all is not
By Cracka ass () fo0@j0o4reafoo.com on mailto:fo0@j0o4reafoo.com
Hey, I'm *thankful* Theo works on open source crypto outside of the US. If I happened to see him at some crypto con and said "Thanks for OpenBSD," and he was like "You're not even deep enough to understand the angst I have against the US, you fo0lxor," I'd still use his OS.
Hey. You remember Calvin and Hobbes? You 'member when Calvin and Hobbes are doin' the dance with the sunglasses and stuff. I'm doin' that on your keyboard, man.
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It was an *editorial* you bonehead! Generally editorials are where people spout off their opinions.
What you must be thinking of is Fox News where opinion obliterates day-today journalism.
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Don't generalize.
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"Queer" is a term co-opted by the gay community to describe themselves. Like "nigger", it is a term that is perjorative in certain contexts, usually by "outsiders".
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Yeah i agee. I enjoyed it as well.
Also the mention from Theo about the war i have respected, nice it get's a mention. No ass licking, but honesty.
Anyways, someone mentioned critic about 'media nerd'. 'Media nerd' doesn't say much about his/her interests. Media is more then just computers. Have you ever worked on a radio station, a tv station, a paper? Small, big? Commercial, non-profit, free radio? Lot's of differences can be there, and OpenBSD can be used in these environments for various targets, ofcourse. I don't see the problem with that choice of words, unless you're arrogant and look down on her, her column, het choice of words...
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Yup, some people think that Fox News gives news, and never read any news paper except for the sports pages.
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By Mike Ray () mray@sfsu.edu on mailto:mray@sfsu.edu
Her columns suck ass. I wish she would shut up. This is just another in a long long of pseudo-tech columns that I have read that really say nothing.
She has a Ph.d in English, and no real tech credentials that I can see. Has she ever even
done phone support?
http://www.techsploitation.com/resume/
I cringe every time I am bored enough to read her
Techsploitation column in the SFBG.
She mentions that OBSD guards he home network, but I am curious if she is the one who set it up?
From her columns I get the impression she is a super-groupie who soft peddles tech-coolness to the even-less-adept masses.
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Oh my God! A person that is able to make coherent sentences, and a woman on top of that. Never give her CVS write access to HOWTOS and MAN pages!
... and no real tech credentials that I can see. Has she ever even done phone support?
Sitting behind a help desk reading out a FAQ demands real tech credentials.
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That beeing said, i don't see it as a tech article either. Duh! It's a c-o-l-u-m-n. Therefore mandatory.
Besides that, what you state about tech credentials is untrue. It's not mandatory, just depends on various aspects.
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