It seem that he may have an antagonism with ESR or he thinks ESR lack hacker creds. In his previous comment about ESR, he said that ESR isn't a great coder and that he only contributed minor code.
As for me, he wrote the FAQ on how to become a hacker. He wrote the Cathedral and the Bazaar. He's a mentor, the old wise elder who introduce a culture's customs and ways of thinking.
How many hackers in the world have that kind of role of seriously influencing the intellectual trajectory of 13 year olds? Linus, Stallman, etc, doesn't seem to literally mint hackers from google search.
ESR does. Say what you will about Eric Raymond being boastful, a minor code contributor, an anarchistic gun trotting nutcase and what not.
I say he created hackers and people who respect hackers more than Linus and Stallman and many old longbeads will ever do.
It may be instructive to consider how deliberate the Open Source branding and media frenzy was, and particularly the few paragraphs where the author deliberately positions himself as a spokesperson. Consider how well it worked to bring open source into the corporate world.
Perhaps more campaigns of this nature need to be fostered.
It was as though for years I'd been sorting through piles of disconnected car parts -- only to be suddenly confronted with those same parts assembled into a gleaming red Ferrari, door open, keys swinging from the lock and engine gently purring with a promise of power...
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[ 6.7 ms ] story [ 27.3 ms ] threadAs for me, he wrote the FAQ on how to become a hacker. He wrote the Cathedral and the Bazaar. He's a mentor, the old wise elder who introduce a culture's customs and ways of thinking.
How many hackers in the world have that kind of role of seriously influencing the intellectual trajectory of 13 year olds? Linus, Stallman, etc, doesn't seem to literally mint hackers from google search.
ESR does. Say what you will about Eric Raymond being boastful, a minor code contributor, an anarchistic gun trotting nutcase and what not.
I say he created hackers and people who respect hackers more than Linus and Stallman and many old longbeads will ever do.
Perhaps more campaigns of this nature need to be fostered.
Great imagery. Thanks for sharing the link.