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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I agree, the Windows brand is powerful because the name is easy to remember, logical and apt, and the logo is simple enough that it can evolve with the times, without too much modification.
I tend to use "Linux" myself, because even though the kernel only makes up 3% of the code, it really is the most important part, especially since the hurd is nowhere to be seen. All the other parts of the OS come from so many different sources that to refer to it by the kernel's name is consistent, if nothing else