RMS Weighs In On BitKeeper

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Sunday October 13, 2002 @03:56PM from the not-mincing-words dept.

An anonymous reader writes ". . . and boy, is he pissed! The BitKeeper license, he told the Linux kernel mailing list, is 'the whip hand' of proprietary software. His brief but pungent comment is carried by Linux and Main."

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But I'm sure that... by kirkb · 2002-10-13 16:01 · Score: 5, Funny

if they agree to rename it to GNU/Bitkeeper, everything will be allright. :)

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Philosophical Question by 0101000001001010 · 2002-10-13 16:01 · Score: 4, Funny

If RMS speaks, but nobody listens, does he make a sound?
1. Re:Philosophical Question by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-13 16:27 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  We'll never know cause 95% of the posts in this article seem to be getting instant -1, Troll mod-down bitchslappings.
2. Re:Philosophical Question by ender81b · 2002-10-13 21:38 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Shamelessly stolen from the BOFH.
  
  2. You're locked in a room with Richard Stallman and Bill Gates and have only a gun with two bullets in it (which you normally secrete on your person in case you ever get locked in a room with Richard Stallman, Bill Gates, etc). They both clear their throats to speak. What do you do?
  
  A. Shoot Bill, hoping he hasn't got a tablet device (or the XP Security Vulnerability notes) crammed up his blazer
  B. Shoot Richard, hoping he hasn't got the notes for his speech in front of his heart
  C. Shoot Richard AND Bill and take your chances
  D. Shoot yourself, twice, for getting into such a contrived situation
that couldn't have been a RMS quote... by DuctTape · 2002-10-13 16:10 · Score: 4, Funny

That couldn't have been RMS in that quote. He didn't say GNU/Linux.

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Re:Mc Voy is an idiot by Dr+Kool,+PhD · 2002-10-13 16:15 · Score: 5, Funny

Yeah, this guy is a total loser, he is only interested in making money. This is totally different from IBM, O'Reilly and especially VA Software/Linux/Whatever, they only want to contribute to open source world domination. In fact, VA is happy to lose millions every year. Imagine, a company only interested in making money!! Someone should tell the FBI to bust these BitKeeper clowns.
Re:I don't get it by jasonditz · 2002-10-13 16:16 · Score: 2, Funny

If a chevy worker drives a Ford to work, its gonna be tipped over and burning before he leaves for the day.
Re:I don't get it by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-13 16:24 · Score: 1, Funny

Uhhhh...I'm pretty sure that a McDonalds worker would never ever eat at Burger King. I've worked for a few months in the industry and I've never touched a hamburger since.
Re:I don't get it by Guppy06 · 2002-10-13 16:56 · Score: 5, Funny

"And burgers?? Don't want tomato or pickle?"

On the other hand, the GNU license prevents you from adding secret sauce without disclosing the ingredients.
Re:I don't get it by JohnnyO · 2002-10-13 17:18 · Score: 3, Funny

Ahh, but only if you let your friend have a bite of the burger.
In related news... by shoemakc · 2002-10-13 17:47 · Score: 4, Funny

...Redhat announced today that starting with Redhat 8.1, all further releases would be compiled entirely in Visual C++.

Safedisc licensing agreements are also pending.

-Chris

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Re:Stallman in the wrong by Guppy06 · 2002-10-13 18:30 · Score: 2, Funny

"Second Linux is not his project, and he is not managing it. Torvalds has expressed his opinions on the Free Software movement. He doesn't believe in Free Software as an all important political idea, thus he has not don anything wrong by using Bitkeeper."

So how much longer until Leon^H^H^Hinus Trotsky^H^H^H^H^H^Horvalds flees to Mexico only to be killed by a a good squad sent by Stalin^H^Hman?

Oh, wait, wrong revolution...
Re:Money where your mouth is... by wd123 · 2002-10-13 19:28 · Score: 3, Funny

Hitler was also once on a crusade. So was Stalin, so were the Knights Templars, so is George W. Bush for that matter. Your point again? Idiot.

I hereby call attention to Godwin's Law and ask that the editors stop all commenting on this story.

Good night.

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RMS Says: by peterpi · 2002-10-13 21:35 · Score: 3, Funny

"Sorry, this Module isn't active!"
I think he sums it up pretty well with that comment.
Re:it looks like a Linux problem to me by nusuth · 2002-10-13 21:56 · Score: 3, Funny

There are plenty of huge open source projects, and they work fine with CVS. GNU Hurd is being developed with CVS.
Which part did you mistype?

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Re:Bad analogy by PerryMason · 2002-10-13 22:04 · Score: 2, Funny

Now I'm getting confused....So if a McDonald's worker drives his Ford to Burger King is he allowed to order drive-through or not?!?

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Brave GNU World by cicatrix1 · 2002-10-13 22:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Did you mean, a "Brave GNU World"? I'm sorry Mr. Huxley, but it's just so appropriate.

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Re:Simple Solution by Ed+Avis · 2002-10-13 23:31 · Score: 5, Funny

'Piece of shit' is a bit strong to describe CVS. 'Crude but effective' is closer to the mark.

Or perhaps 'piece of shit, but one that has been lying around in the hot sun and baked so hard that it actually makes quite an effective tool for banging in nails, provided you don't mind the smell'.

Bitkeeper sounds good technically but c'mon, the stink from McVoy's licensing surely outweighs the small amount of nose-holding you have to do when using CVS. When the choice is between something technically crude (but 80% good enough) and something that does 100% of the job but has odious licensing policies, surely the difference in licences outweighs the 20% of extra functionality you're getting.

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