# Theo de Raadt's 2007 remark: 'You've been smoking something mind altering'

In 2007, OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt made a blunt personal criticism, quoted as "You've been smoking something mind altering," directed at someone in the open-source community. The remark reflects the often blunt and confrontational style of discourse in early open-source development circles. This quote is frequently cited as an example of de Raadt's outspoken personality.

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### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=119318909016582) — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 16:05:29 +0000