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Linux Creator Calls GPLv3 Authors 'Hypocrites'
AlexGr writes "We've heard conflicting tales regarding Linus Torvalds' acceptance of GPLv3. InformationWeek reports on comments by Mr. Torvalds that would seem to decide the issue: 'Torvalds said the authors of a new software license expected to be used by thousands of open source programmers are a bunch of hypocrites ... For Torvalds' part, it appears unlikely he'll ever adopt GPLv3 for the Linux kernel. He accused the Free Software Foundation leadership, which includes eccentric, MIT-trained computing whiz Richard Stallman, of injecting their personal morality into the laws governing open source software with the release of GPLv3. "Only religious fanatics and totalitarian states equate morality with legality," Torvalds wrote.'"
linus is a jackass. he does some hack code and you guys all adore him? please. get a life.
I submit David Hasselhoff is the AntiChrist
And I have the proof
How can one explain the phenomenal global success of one of this country's least talented individuals? There are only three ways.
* Mr. Hasselhoff actually is talented, but this goes unnoticed in his own country.
* Mr. Hasselhoff has sold his soul to Satan in return for global success.
* David Hasselhoff is the AntiChrist.
I vote for the latter -- and perhaps, after seeing the facts involved, the rest of the world will agree.
The Facts First, the obvious. Add a little beard and a couple of horns -- David Hasselhoff looks like the Devil, doesn't he? And the letters in his name can be rearranged to spell fad of devil's hash.
What does this mean? Well, Baywatch is David's fad. David is the devil. The Hash is what makes Knight Rider popular in Amsterdam.
(I was actually hoping to make the letters in his name spell out he is of the devil, which would be possible if his middle name was "Ethesis," which it might be. I'm sure his publicist would hide such a middle name if it were true.)
Second -- and most importantly -- David Hasselhoff and his television series were foretold in the Bible. Biblical scholars worldwide may quibble over interpretations, but they all agree on this. For a few telling examples let's skip to the end of the Bible. If any book of the Bible will tell us who the AntiChrist is, it's the Revelation of Saint John, which basically describes the AntiChrist and the Armageddon He causes. I'll just give you the verse, and the current theological interpretation of that verse.
Who is the Beast?
Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns The Beast, of course, is David Hasselhoff. The Heads are His separate television incarnations. Young and the Restless, Revenge of the Cheerleaders, Knight Rider, Terror at London Bridge, Ring of the Musketeers, Baywatch and Baywatch Nights. The ten horns represent His musical releases: Crazy For You, David, David Hasselhoff, Do You Love Me?, Du, Everybody Sunshine, I Believe, Looking For Freedom, Night Lover and Night Rockers. Not only does Mitch The Lifeguard literally "rise out of the sea" on Baywatch, but David's musical career has mostly occurred in Europe, a metaphoric rise to fame from across the sea. Rev 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. Of course, this is a reference to his third head: Knight of the Phoenix, the first episode of Knight Rider. In this episode, "Michael Long, a policeman, is shot and left for dead. The shot is deflected by a plate in his head, but ruins his face. He is saved and his face reconstructed. He is reluctant, but agrees to use K.I.T.T. to help the Foundation for Law and Government fight criminals who are 'beyond the reach of the law'. " Knight Rider has been shown in 82 countries. Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. The following blasphemies are actual quotes from David Hasselhoff -- I read these while he was 42 years old.
"I'm good-looking, and I make a lot of money."
"There are many dying children out there whose last wish is to meet me."
"I'm six foot four, an all-American guy, and handsome and talented as well!"
"Before long, I'll have my own channel -- I'll be like Barney."
"(Baywatch) is responsible for a lot of world peace." which the Hoff said at the Bollywood Oscars. Don't believe me? Read the original article!
And here's a blasphemy that came from David's recent (Feb 2004) visit to the Berlin Wall museum. I couldn't have made something this great up by myself. He was upset that the museum didn't spend more time devoted to his personal role in the fall of Communism. You can read more about it here, if you don't believ
...sailing the sausage seas!
no, he is refering to RMS's rabid obession and attack dog attitude.
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
WHO GIVES A FUCK?
linux is a shit os used by a bunch of fags and cunts. linus sucks turds. no one in their right mind uses this dumb faggot bullshit.
it's the biggest half ass unix rip off ever. maybe if linus stole more ideas he'd actually have something worth listening to him about but the truth is that linux sucks. if you use it you're a dick smoking faggot.
you may as well let steve jobs fuck you in the ass, fagbag.
abandon linux now or get the aids from your faggot sex.
...because only a sith deals in absolutes!
No, the Catholics do too...
I'm calling the pope Darth Benedict from now on.
"Only through me can you achieve a power greater than any Jedi."
or how about
"To cheat death, is a power only one has achieved, but if we work together, I know we can discover the secret."
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You obviously don't go to church. If you go to a church where the preacher consistently puts forward a version of the faith that you disagree with, you go to another church. You don't hang around because, hey, you can sell a lot of cookies at the bake sale.
In any case, so long as we're in agreement that Linus doesn't believe in freedom or defending it, and is only using the GPL because it helps his project gain momentum, there's no need to argue about the little differences of our opinions is there?
How we know is more important than what we know.
The preamble makes it pretty damn clear what the intention of the license is. Linus is just a freedom hater.
How we know is more important than what we know.
I hope one day that a bunch of kernel contributors get together and contribute their copyright to the FSF. Then Linus will probably suggest that the code is torn out of the kernel, and hopefully everyone will shout him down.
How we know is more important than what we know.
Linus' idea of freedom is that he should be free but he's not going to hold anyone responsible if they choose not to allow him to have his freedom. He's like "man, it's be sweet if there was source code for this" whereas RMS is like "you there who doesn't provide source code for this program, you are stopping me from being free, this is wrong."
How we know is more important than what we know.
This is all moot. In the end proprietary software will win because only a corporation can focus on a users's needs and wants, open source can only scratch whatever itch the particular developer at the time has.
Hence the crappy open source GUIs vs Mac OS X and even Microsoft Windows.
Mac OS X and Windows XP working side by side to fight back the night.
Brilliant, strong functional engineer, screws self with huge gaps of reason in other departments.
Original Mac. Great design, best in market, ahead of it's time. Closed to 3rd parties. Eventual Mac clone (Windows) hegemony.
iPhone. Great design, best in market, ahead of it's time. Closed to 3rd party apps.
Why isn't there anybody with brains/balls enough at Apple to point out the obvious writing on the wall?
Why is it that such brilliant engineering minds tend to complete blindness in other areas? Is it Asperger's syndrome or something?
I hold very few opinions. I hold information based on observation and fact. If you wish to disagree, please use facts.
Except that only BSD is free software, GPL isen't.
-H