[GTALUG] Linus Torvalds Responds to Linux Banning University of Minnesota

[Alvin Starr]

On 2021-04-25 3:07 p.m., Dhaval Giani wrote:
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> On Sun, Apr 25, 2021, 11:27 AM Alvin Starr via talk <talk at gtalug.org 
> <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>> wrote:
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>     On 4/25/21 1:46 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote:
>>     On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 12:46 PM Ansar Mohammed via talk
>>     <talk at gtalug.org <mailto:talk at gtalug.org>> wrote:
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>>         I know some people may think this is an over-reaction. But
>>         FWIW, I agree with the Zero Tolerance approach.
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>>     Zero Tolerance allows one to live. They need to be shot !
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>     How about something like a go-fund-me kind of service that
>     distributes the money to the successful contract killer?
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>     I am sure something can be done over a blockchain.
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>     If we could add in spammers I would be most happy.
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> Please don't even joke about that. I have friends who have received 
> death threats (on email and phone) and it is not the slightest bit funny.
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The comment was meant in jest and I did not mean to offend and for that 
I am truly sorry.

You are correct in that threats of harm or death are not funny.


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