Re: [Bug-gne]The slow death of GNE

[Jimmy Wales]

Bob Dodd wrote:
> Looking back over the last few weeks, my suspicion is that GNE was only
> ever politics and not a real project, just a way of applying pressure
> on Nupedia.

I would probably be most in the position to feel this way, but
I don't.  I don't think this is the case at all.

I also don't think GNE is dead, or needs to be dead.

Keep in mind that RMS's long term vision here is bigger than
any single project or part of a project could encompass.  In a
way, it is a lot like GNU/Linux or GNU/Hurd.  Different parts
of the bigger picture get built at different rates.  Eventually
someone will write a kernel to put the whole thing in practice.

> I feel less well disposed towards GNU as a result of this exercise.

I certainly don't think this is warranted.  I mean, I don't have
the impression that anything wrong was done, other than some
miscommunication and confusion.

--Jimbo



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