Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Aug 2007 17:52 UTC, submitted by Dan Warne
"The development of the kernel has changed, and Linux is just getting better and better. However, with a community as large and fractured as the Linux community, it can sometimes be hard to get a big picture overview of where Linux is going: what's happening with kernel version 2.6? Will there be a version 3.0? What has Linus been up to lately? What does he get up to in his spare time?
I had the opportunity to chat with the original creator of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, in a number of email exchanges."
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2006-01-28
Most FLOSS users do not belong to one camp or the other. They relish the idea of a completely free operating system, but realize that sometimes compromises must be struck. Only those standing outside the community or those wishing to instill a sense of divisiveness on the hope that repeating the same nonsense ad-infinitum will really divide us in the future are talking about open source and free software as if they were some hugely different animals.
Hell, even RMS has consistently said that running SOME free software on Windows is better than running none at all. Baby steps, training wheels and all of that.
Those of us that have been around for a long time have worked to make sure the FLOSS community is a force that is increasingly heard. Precisely at a time when we are going from strength to strength, it is nothing but a waste of time to engage in endless and pointless debates about whether we are in it because we have found a superior software development methodology or because we believe that sharing ideas is a better way to build a healthier society.
Guess what, it's both and I'll have some ice-cream with that cake.
Edited 2007-08-22 20:36