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Stallman On Free Software and GNU's 20th birthday

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pontificating dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Richard Stallman has written a piece on the state of free software and where it needs to go now, in celebration of GNU turning 20 today. It's available both on NewsForge and Linux.com."

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  1. not only GNU turns 20 by sulli · · Score: 5, Funny

    but also RMS' beard. Send the Fab Five to do something about it!

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    sulli
    RTFJ.
  2. linux.com? by SmilingBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    But will RMS be happy that this artcle is posted to www.linux.com and not www.gnulinux.free?

  3. First line... by jdreed1024 · · Score: 4, Funny
    The first line reads: "It was twenty years ago today that I quit my job at MIT to begin developing a free software operating system, GNU."

    Did anyone else start thinking up new lyrics to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band when they read that first sentence? Perhaps a new Free Software Song is in the making....

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    There is no sig, there is only Zuul.
    1. Re:First line... by TeknoHog · · Score: 4, Funny
      Hmm, I guess this would go better with the 2.4.24 release.

      It was thirteen years ago today
      Col. Torvalds let the source away.
      We've been going in and out of drives
      but we guarantee to raise uptimes.
      So may I introduce to you
      the hack we've known for all these years
      Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU band!

      We're Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU band,
      we hope you will enjoy the code.
      Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU band,
      just hack and let the evening go!

      Col. Torvalds' Linux
      Col. Torvalds' Linux
      Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU band!

      It's wonderful to post here,
      it's certainly no troll.
      You're such a lovely userbase,
      we'd like to merge your code with us,
      we'd love to take you /home.

      I don't really want to freeze the code,
      but I thought you might like to know
      this release is going to fix the root
      and we want you all to patch for good.

      So let me introduce to you
      the one and only Billy's fear
      Col. Torvalds' Linux slash GNU band!
      --
      Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
  4. OK mods... by gantrep · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just wait until it's your birthday and I don't get you a cake, a present, balloons, or sing you happy birthday. We'll see what's "redundant" then...