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Stallman vs Ken Brown

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the throw-down-the-gloves dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Richard Stallman has become the latest person to speak-out about Ken Brown's "independent" study of Linux, which accuses it of being a Minix/Unix rip-off. Stallman says Brown deliberately confused the Linux kernel vs the GNU project, although I suspect Brown simply didn't know enough to be able to differentiate between the two."

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  1. Typical Stallman by Sanity · · Score: 5, Funny

    Brown's worst crime is confusing "Linux" with "GNU/Linux" ;-)

    1. Re:Typical Stallman by peeping_Thomist · · Score: 4, Funny

      I've written an OS (not Unix, early OS/360)

      Well, there goes YOUR credibility, since as Ken Brown has taught us, NO ONE could possibly write an OS by himself!

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      Anything worth doing is worth doing badly -- G.K. Chesterton
  2. And another thing... by Mz6 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Does this whole thing seem to be unfolding like a cheesy daytime soap opera to anyone else besides me?

    Is Ken Brown pregnant with Linus' love child?
    *Dun Dun Dun*

    How does it end? Tune in next week!

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    Hmmm.
  3. Root Mean Square by bobbabemagnet · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one that thinks of Root Mean Square when I see RMS? I mean, math is way less confusing than Stallman can be.

  4. When I first saw this title... by mikael · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... I thought it was going to be a WWF match. I could only imagine what the commentary would sound like with interviews from their sponsors/trainers.

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    Vintage computer adverts: http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/computers-and-software-ads
  5. Re:Wise man say... by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah, yes: Hanlon's Razor ...

    Yes, but Bruce's razor also applies:

    Don't attribute to incompetence what can be explained by Microsoft funding.

  6. Horrible confusion by amightywind · · Score: 3, Funny

    To avoid horrible confusion perhaps we should call him GNU/RMS.

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    an ill wind that blows no good
  7. Poorly written article by beforewisdom · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought my writing and grammar were bad.

    Wow.

    Lisa Stapleton should consider a night course or two if she continues to write professionally.

    Steve

  8. Re:Interesting new followup on Tanenbaum's page by Mr+Smidge · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yup, we remember.

    Must we dupe things ourselves when slashdot's editors forget to do so?