Where is the irony? Even if I substitute Alanis Morissette's definition for the dictionary definition I can not identify any irony. Technical superiority was never the primary goal of the Free Software Movement.
I also don't understand the environmental anecdote. That seems less about dogma and more about imperfect scientific knowledge. Were the environmentalists opposing nuclear energy on principle or because at the time the evidence made nuclear power look unsafe and detrimental to the health of the environment?
I also don't understand the environmental anecdote. That seems less about dogma and more about imperfect scientific knowledge. Were the environmentalists opposing nuclear energy on principle or because at the time the evidence made nuclear power look unsafe and detrimental to the health of the environment?
Rev. Dr. King had this to say about pragmatism: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.h...