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> Linux was built by people for user freedom > not welcomed by the creators of the operating system No, it wasn't. Linux was created because Linus Torvalds wa
by amyjess 8y ago
> Linux was built by people for user freedom
> not welcomed by the creators of the operating system
No, it wasn't. Linux was created because Linus Torvalds was in love with the OS running on the VAX at his university and wanted something just like it that he can run on his desktop at home.
> you are doing something that is not welcomed by the creators of the operating system
The DFSG and the OSD both prohibit discriminating against fields of endeavor, so the ability to run proprietary software on open-source operating systems is essential to the OS actually being open-source.
- mattl 8y agoLinux is a kernel. GNU is an operating system, and so GNU/Linux is what most people are actually using. The DFSG and OSD are criteria for evaluating free and open source software and more specifically their licensing terms. The discrimination against fields of endeavor means you can’t make a license that says “the government can’t use my software” or “no military use” and call it free software or open source software. It has absolutely nothing to do with being able to run non-free software.
- toopsss 8y agoMy field of endeavor involves running non-free software. So which is it? Is it non-discrimatory or am I doing something against the creators wishes?
- mattl 8y agoYour field of endeavor has nothing to do with a free software license. A piece of free software cannot say nobody using proprietary software cannot use it, however proprietary software is against the wishes of the original developers of what is best described as GNU/Linux.
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