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Richard Stallman Proclaims Don't Follow Linus Torvalds
StonyandCher writes "Here is an interview with Richard Stallman about a range of free software topics including GPLv3 and comment on the Microsoft patent issue. Stallman has a go at Linus Torvalds even suggesting that if people want to keep their freedom they better not follow Torvalds.
From the interview 'Stallman: The fact that Torvalds says "open source" instead of "free software" shows where he is coming from. I wrote the GNU GPL to defend freedom for all users of all versions of a program. I developed version 3 to do that job better and protect against new threats. Torvalds says he rejects this goal; that's probably why he doesn't appreciate GPL version 3. I respect his right to express his views, even though I think they are foolish. However, if you don't want to lose your freedom, you had better not follow him.'"
And Richard Stalman can kiss my ass. I don't blindly follow nobody and nobody tell me who not to follow.
Supporting World Peace Through Nuclear Pacification
RMS is just another stinking hippie.
"Damn hippies, say they want to save the world, but really just want to smoke pot and smell bad." - E. C.
... Hurd has made great strides despite relatively small developer base.
Such as? How great can they be if hardly anyone is using it?
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No, open source is different of free software in that the "Free Software" guys are the hardcore Stallman followers who look to free everyone's soul^H^H^H^Hrights to use and modify software and whatnot.
Whereas the Open Source guys are the more practical guys who do not care too much in the "ethereal" issues of software and just want to develop software and provide it for free with some kind of permissive license (like MIT, BSD or GPL.. being the last one the less permisive [bring on the flames]).
Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'I can't configure Debian'
Communism, not freedom. Stallman believes in a world where everyone writes code for the betterment of humanity. That's communism. Freedom would be releasing that code in such a fashion where there were no constraints on it. Where anyone else who uses your code can either release their changes or not. But that's not what RMS believes in. I consider freedom important which is why I'll never release code under the GPL.
Personally, I just want it to be Free as in Speech. I didn't want to learn all that Unix shit in the first place, I just learned it because I agree with the ideology.
I really don't like Linus, or his attitude, and I'd love to kick his code to the curb and replace it just because of the shit that comes out of his mouth.
Apparently HURD doesn't work, so what alternatives? Solaris?
-1 Uncomfortable Truth
Agree 100% I think Linus skirts the borders of dishonesty and misleading people when he pumps his own opinions as "pragmatic".
You should sound like an pathetic old brat, if you accuse your peers of using the same tool you touted as earthsaver only six months before ,
Some points for you to consider:
1. Six months ago, the MS - Novell partnership wasn't concluded. This posed a new and hitherto unknown threat to Free Software. The FSF reacted by introducing the GPL3 - while Linus has been reacting in typical brainless, asinine fashion.
2. GPL3 retains the same freedom for Torvalds as did GPL2. It's only the freedom of some category of users (a.k.a. abusers, corporate thugs etc.) that is affected by GPL3. So technically speaking, Linus as a devloper should have no complaints with it. The fact that Linus spoke harshly about GPL3 indicates that he does not care about Freedom to users of Linux software.
So, while the GPL2 was indeed an earthsaver 6 months ago, the earth has been invaded by a new threat from a special species of overweight gorillas acting in concert, and only the GPL3 attempts to save the earth. People who blindly follow clueless opinionated morons will lose their Freedom; which is what RMS cautions here.
If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
He's obsolete. Ignore him.
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Richard Steven Hack - This sig is TOO GODDAMN SHORT TO DO ANYTHING USEFUL WITH! MORONS!