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Record 1 2001-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

Technical disputes in which the participants spend their time trying to pass off personal value choices and cultural attachments as objective technical evaluations.

OBS

The characteristic that distinguishes holy wars from normal technical disputes is that in a holy war most of the participants spend their time trying to pass off personal value choices and cultural attachments as objective technical evaluations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Dans le réseau Usenet, échange de messages très virulents déclenché par des désaccords d'ordre technique.

Spanish

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