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Can someone explain the controversy surrounding Bruce Perens? I never heard the story and Google isn't being helpful.
by gautamcgoel 3y ago
Can someone explain the controversy surrounding Bruce Perens? I never heard the story and Google isn't being helpful.
- ploum 3y agoI’m also interested by any source about that. I’m reading a lot about open source history and can’t find anything about that story (which seems quite important for those who want to understand Debian history)
- FuriouslyAdrift 3y agoPerens was fairly dictatorial. He also viewed the open source thing as more of a marketing tool than an ethos. That rubbed a lot of people in the groups the wrong way. He also was an effective project manager. Little column a, little column b.