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Stallman isn't the tide that raises all boats. Before the GPL we had the BSD licence and when I was a kid, things were just put into the public domain. I thin
by drzaiusapelord 16y ago
Stallman isn't the tide that raises all boats. Before the GPL we had the BSD licence and when I was a kid, things were just put into the public domain.
I think its very arguable if RMS and his group had anything to do with OSS success. Their attempt to build HURD is a huge failure and Linus's success may have more to do with his better management skills and the desire to build a free OS and an easy way to collaborate.
- bane 16y agoBefore the GPL we had the BSD licence and when I was a kid, things were just put into the public domain. That's really a great point. I've found Stallman's remarks about those alternate takes on Free (non-GPL, but also open source) rather off-putting and frankly silly myself. Some of his responses remind me of this scene http://www.viddler.com/explore/loopytube/videos/819/ http://www.viddler.com/explore/loopytube/videos/819/
- tjr 16y agoCertainly free software existed before GNU. Most software was free software for years. Project GNU was started in an effort to proactively continue the tradition of free software in a computing world that was increasingly proprietary.