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RMS Calls On Linux Developers To Replace BitKeeper

Posted by timothy on from the worthy-ambition dept.

JakusMinimus writes "The developer of BitKeeper has issued fighting words to RMS and he has responded on the LKML,. I remember the flap about this way back when Linus decided on BitKeeper, now it seems many of the non-free concerns were warranted."

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  1. Cross platform... not by GiMP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I never did understand how Linux can require the use of a proprietary application which doesn't even run on all of the platforms on which Linux will run..

  2. Re:I vote we replace it with... by I(rispee_I(reme · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bathe her, and bring her to me.

  3. Re:Jesus by ceejayoz · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The only excuse some individuals have for not listening to Richard is personal prejudice against Richard's way of life.

    How about the fact that his ideals, while admirable in a perfect utopian world, just don't work in this world, where we have to deal with human nature?

    Or perhaps some of us are irritated by his rather arrogant demands that everyone call "Linux" "GNU/Linux."