Are Contentious Debates Derailing FOSS?

“In the midst of all the din, however, a small, clear voice rang
out with an idea we here at LinuxInsider couldn’t resist picking up
and examining a little more closely.

“Specifically, it came from blogger rm42 on the “An alien’s
viewpoint,” articulated in a post called “Discouraging FOSS.”
Essentially, the post suggests that debates such as the very one
we’re embroiled in now have the potential to distract and derail
the community, to FOSS’s detriment.

“”It is clear that the more people are interested and able to
improve and maintain the FOSS pool, the more Microsoft (Nasdaq:
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hard to continue having success in the market,” rm42 wrote. “In
other words, the only hope for Microsoft to contain Linux is to
remove the desire for people to continue contributing to it.”

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