"Oh, Boy!" & "Ditto"

So it finally happened, what was in my opinion inevitable, Microsoft made a code contribution to the LINUX kernel. And, whew, when that happened you immediately knew the crazies were going to start coming out of the woodwork like orcs in the mines of Moria after you innocently dropped that stone down the well. Here they are!. What a bunch of loons. Fortunately the real Open Source community has those ready with a quick rebuff; I agree completely with David Schlesinger on both the interpretation of what is happening and what the response should be:

"I say enough is enough. We should put our collective feet down as far as strident demands from complete non-participants in the community go. We should say "no" to Faux FLOSS Fundamentalism..." [link]

Contribute or go home! My pacifism previously expressed in Tired Old Arguements was misguided.