[wayneftw]

> They went as far as using mental illness as a weapon against the community (equating participation in the commons as an equivalent to mental illness).

They went as far as fantasizing about associating those who used competing tech with mental deficiency.

Here is the quote from page 55 of the document you cited [0]

> Ideally, use of the competing technology becomes associated with mental deficiency, as in, "he believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and OS/2." Just keep rubbing it in, via the press, analysts, newsgroups, whatever. Make the complete failure of the competition's technology part of the mythology of the computer industry. We want to place selection pressure on [people who use the competing tech]...

Do people really need a plan to talk this way though? I remember how Linux, Mac and Windows enthusiasts used to talk about each other in the 90s, early 2000s and even today. Even right here on HN. Is it all Microsoft's fault? I don't think so. This is how people behave, especially online.

[0] http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Comes-3096.pdf