Dan Bernstein's a mathematician (albeit one unusually well versed with the legal system, for obvious reasons), but you should also note that one of the commenters on this very subthread is a lawyer.
I'm really not interested in the conflict between the OSI and Dan Bernstein. I'm just responding to your comment.
Pretty sure you're wrong about PD being a "fiction".
But, can I just add two things: that's about as specific a legal argument as I've ever seen an engineer (or mathematician) make, including chapter/verse citations to actual court decisions. Not only are you mischaracterizing it, but you might also take a moment to be specific about which parts of it you disagree with. Why should we be interested in how we feel about people's interpersonal conflicts? Bernstein is right or he isn't.
Second: I didn't call you out for bomb-throwing (that would be hypocritical in the extreme). Can I ask, how much of your original comment do you still stand by?
I'm really not interested in the conflict between the OSI and Dan Bernstein. I'm just responding to your comment.
Pretty sure you're wrong about PD being a "fiction".