Re: Case Insensitive File Systems -- Torvalds Hates Them

Le 10-05-2025, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> a écrit :

On Sat, 10 May 2025 18:14:34 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
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On 2025-05-10, Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> wrote:
 

Le 09-05-2025, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> a écrit :
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The late John W. Campbell, in one of his thought-provoking editorials
in Analog Science Fact<->Fiction in the 1960s, pointed out that it's
not power that corrupts.  People are much less likely to abuse power
if they can be held accountable

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It's not that new. Platon already spoke about this with his
invisibility ring. But that's not the reason I answered you. The reason
is:
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(which is why the A-word is hated and feared among politicians).

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Sorry, I'm French and I really don't know what the A-word could be.

 
Accountability. 

Ah OK, thanks. I wouldn't have guessed.

Politicians talk a good line about openness, transparency,
accountability, etc. - but in actual fact they hate and fear these
things, and work tirelessly (and usually clandestinely) to minimize
these threats to their power by building immunity.

Yes, I didn't guessed the term but I agree. In France we have a great
example with Marine Le PEN. She said at length that no tolerance should
be given to anyone who don't respect the law. And when she is proven to
have stolen €3.5 million (almost US$4 millions) she says that it's
undemocratic to condamne her. Do what I say, not what I do, yes, I
agree.

When I see MUSK and TRUMP requesting her to be freed, I can see they
have no issue with corruption.

My first thought was 'Anarchism'.

I'm happy to see I'm not the only one who didn't get it. Thanks for your
answer because my FAI didn't show me his answer. I can read it only
thanks to your answer.

Politicians despise the thought that people can organize themselves
without their enlightened guidance. I'll admit that once you go beyond
the theoretical there have always been implementation problems but the
answer is not more and more centralized power.

I agree politicians don't like anarchy, but actually, I don't believe
it's a serious threat to democracy. I mean by actually, not in the few
years to come. Maybe in decades things will change, I don't predict the
future.

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