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Questioning the Linux Foundation's Credentials

Posted by kdawson on from the asbestos-suits dept.

nadamsieee writes "Neil McAllister has posted a provocative article titled Questioning the Linux Foundation's credentials. He questions the motivations behind the newly formed organization. Quoting: 'But wouldn't it make more sense to call the merged organization the Open Source and Standards Lab, or the Free Software and Standards Group? Why did they have to go and call it the Linux Foundation?' McAllister then goes on to explain why he believes that 'the Linux Foundation isn't any kind of philanthropic foundation at all[,] it's an industry trade organization.'"

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  1. because by President_Camacho · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why did they have to go and call it the Linux Foundation?

    Because if they called it the BSD Foundation, all you'd ever hear is about how it's dying.

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    1. Re:because by fucksl4shd0t · · Score: 2, Funny

      He's just trying to beat RMS to calling for it to be named "GNU/Linux Foundation".

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  2. Re:Not news ... by arodland · · Score: 1, Funny

    Have you ever seen Bush at the breakfast table? I think your claims are unsubstantiated!

  3. Re:Phht by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherfucker. Throw his ass out. He's a brit! He's a brit! He's a brit! A brit, look, there's a brit!

  4. Oh no! A Trade Organization! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't worry. We have dispatched 2 Jedi Knights to negotiate.

  5. They should've calledit... by Jesus_666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...the Awesome Foundation. Much better PR. "Do you want to use proprietary software or awesome software?"

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