Don't get all the hate [LWN.net]

Don't get all the hate

Posted Nov 4, 2024 21:44 UTC (Mon) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523)
In reply to: Don't get all the hate by randomguy3
Parent article: OSI board AMA at All Things Open

It is still not appropriate to qualify any of this as "hate". It is not.

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Don't get all the hate

Posted Nov 5, 2024 3:27 UTC (Tue) by NYKevin (subscriber, #129325) [Link]

I disagree. The term "hate," in this context, is shorthand for "hateful rhetoric." It is not a claim as to anyone's actual emotional state, it is merely a claim that the words used are excessively charged and negative.

Which they are. You do not need to impugn people's motivations to argue against their interpretation of "open source." That is a pure ad hominem attack which has no place in polite discourse. Dismissing it as "hate" is an entirely reasonable and proportionate response.