Well, Linus did later sign: [1] Linus "my first, and hopefully last flamefest" Torvalds Therefore this entire HN Item is flamebait - bait for flames. The G

Well, Linus did later sign: [1] Linus "my first, and hopefully last flamefest" Torvalds Therefore this entire HN Item is flamebait - bait for flames. The GNU project has been joined by many other allies with time-varying levels of "closeness." I would even argue that by now, *BSD is more closely allied with GNU/Linux than ever before. The Free Software Foundation is generally respected for Richard Stallman's prescient take on modern issues of freedom, privacy, and trust. [2] [1] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.os.minix/wlhw16QWltI/tHp9VExAcmMJ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/comp.os.minix/wlhw16QW... [2] http://falkvinge.net/2011/06/03/stallmans-the-right-to-read-becomes-dreaded-insane-reality/ http://falkvinge.net/2011/06/03/stallmans-the-right-to-read-... but a little googling will turn up many, many more