On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Justin Krejci <jus at krytosvirus.com> wrote:

>  Having never heard of SubGenius, I greatly appreciate your indignation
> at the Slackware linux name to the point that you decided to comment on
> it on here so I can learn about it.
>

I actually have to second that.


> As cited in the referenced Wikipedia article, this slashdot interview
> indicates it
> was SubGenius inspired.
> http://slashdot.org/interviews/00/03/17/1120205.shtml
>

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the whole subgenius thing seems like a
satirical take on religion?  Seems like Justin (the original objector) has
objected to a literal interpretation of satire.


> I would imagine there is a great
> deal of code in every distro that is written by people who have some
> opinions that are in extreme opposition to your own yet I doubt you'd
> decide to stop using their awesome programs for that reason alone
> (assuming hypothetical code was awesome).
>

I'm suddenly reminded of the bohemian couple in the first episode of
Portlandia who try to order the most ethical meal possible in a restaurant.

-Rob
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