tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post2429212647348131041..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Another View of the OpensGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-83049436339179616822006-11-17T22:36:00.000+00:002006-11-17T22:36:00.000+00:00Yes, it's a problem when an otherwise useful term ...Yes, it's a problem when an otherwise useful term has been shucked of its meaning.<br /><br />How about mellonologist?.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-66116482689768356212006-11-17T18:35:00.000+00:002006-11-17T18:35:00.000+00:00Futurism has enough baggage as a concept (ranging ...Futurism has enough baggage as a concept (ranging from the unfortunately fascism-linked art & architecture movement to the variety of self-promoting hucksters calling themselves futurists) that a good number of us who think about future possibilities professionally have taken to emphasizing "foresight" rather than "futures" as our interest.<br /><br />Conversely, we're *all* hindsight specialists (given that it is reputedly 20/20), but in terms of professions, historians probably fit best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-64246506810577887372006-11-17T09:11:00.000+00:002006-11-17T09:11:00.000+00:00"Foresight specialist" makes me think of an optici..."Foresight specialist" makes me think of an optician for cyclops (and also makes me wonder whether you have a colleague who is a "hindsight specialist"); "world-builder-in-chief" sounds much better.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-4441064615313874772006-11-16T20:19:00.000+00:002006-11-16T20:19:00.000+00:00I'm also waiting for someone to take me to task fo...I'm also waiting for someone to take me to task for calling Linux "open source" instead of "free/libre software." Again, it's a consideration of the audience's time and attention.<br /><br />BTW, "foresight specialist" isn't my daft title. My daft title is "world-builder-in-chief."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976159633970180474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-31711983012739002012006-11-16T17:34:00.000+00:002006-11-16T17:34:00.000+00:00Oh, I'm sure: it's just that once you've talked to...Oh, I'm sure: it's just that once you've talked to Richard Stallman for a few hours, strange things happen to your brain when you see Linux described as an operating system, and you find yourself reaching involuntarily for that vitriol-dipped pen....Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-25913867209041381292006-11-16T16:46:00.000+00:002006-11-16T16:46:00.000+00:00Trust me, this was not the audience eager for a di...Trust me, this was not the audience eager for a discussion of the distinctions between an OS and a kernel.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976159633970180474noreply@blogger.com