Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 12th Sep 2007 04:14 UTC
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: "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."
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2005-07-10
Linus has a balanced view because he views software as software and not as a tool to ensure world freedom.
Asking for hardware vendors to open up their hardware for hacking just because they use GPL software is ridiculous.
If you still don't feel that Linus's view is more balanced then I don't know what in this world can convince you. May be you just don't want to even be convinced because you want to hack your TiVO and you are happy because GPL is trying to get you that:)
Edited 2007-09-12 07:57