On rms controversy

[Jonathan Wakely]

On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 at 13:38, David Malcolm wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2021-04-14 at 08:01 +0100, Jonathan Wakely via Gcc wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Apr 2021, 07:50 pawel k. via Gcc, <gcc@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:
> >
> >
>
> [...snip...]
>
> > Very logical argument, thanks for sharing.
>
> Jonathan, it's clear to me that you're being sarcastic, but it might
> not be clear to others.  Please avoid sarcasm - it amplifies
> misunderstanding on the internet, and it seems to me that that's
> counterproductive when discussing a sensitive topic.

For the avoidance of doubt, I was being sarcastic. I didn't think it
was a logical argument, I thought it was one of the worst so far in
this whole clownshow.

> I disagree with much of what Pawel wrote, but this discussion has left
> me feeling drained.  I don't have the mental energy to do a point-by-
> point response, and I don't think it would be a productive thing to
> post to this mailing list.

Which is why I went for sarcasm instead.