So it begins..

[Eric R.]

Jared Smith wrote:
> With apologies to those who are innocent,
> 
> The rampant dishonesty which is exposed on this LUG list is ethically
> offensive and entirely opposed to the 'style' of Linus Torvalds, known well
> for his humility and honesty. All of you who are taking advantage of Logitech 
> are bringing a negative impression to those outside the Linux community,
> including agents who lurk on these lists looking for criminals. I wish
> you would not celebrate thievery on a public list. I wish you would not
> celebrate it privately either, but can do nothing about that.
> 
> If you even begin to argue that it was "legitimate prize-winning" then
> you shamelessly missed the point of this e-mail, which is a call to honesty.
> As for those of you who were trying to get a cellphone for free,
> I'm sorry to be associated with you. And for those of you who were
> expressing paranoid views regarding jose's wardriving--you deserve your
> paranoia. As for me, I sleep well at night because I work hard to tell
> the truth, even when it has dire consequences.
> 
> I used to be paranoid. Now I'm not. Paranoia is for amateurs.
> 
> It exists only in the minds of people who do not tell the truth.
> 
> -Jared
> 

far out, man...  glad to see someone's opinion on ethical behavior made 
it to the list... I sent one this past weekend that mysteriously got 
lost in the ether....

Later,
E