> It is my opinion that Lennart Poettering is the software equivalent of Thomas Midgley Jr., the inventor of both leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons.
Considering that Midgley Jr. is (indirectly) responsible for the suffering and potentially death of many humans and other beings, I submit that this (in spirit) triggers Godwin's Law. The debate is therefore over.
> Considering that Midgley Jr. is (indirectly) responsible for the suffering and potentially death of many humans and other beings
Poettering is directly responsible for the suffering of many human beings, as indicated by threads like this. It'd be difficult and unfair to accuse him of being even indirectly responsible for anyone's death, though.
Considering that Midgley Jr. is (indirectly) responsible for the suffering and potentially death of many humans and other beings, I submit that this (in spirit) triggers Godwin's Law. The debate is therefore over.