After the recent, and now subsided, GNOME flamewar, I still stand by my <a
href=http://www.advogato.orghttp://www.advogato.org/person/murrayc/diary.html?start=15>praise
of the GNOME community. It’s also worth noting that it’s
because the gnome hackers are young, smart, and unorthodox,
and because the community is so open, that they are able to
get so much done. If this also means that they are not
always the best politicians then that’s a small price to
pay.