____/ Kier on Saturday 25 August 2007 11:59 : \____
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 09:28:33 +0000, ed wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:24:42 +0100
>> Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> An interview with Linus Torvalds:
>>>
>>>
http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/080907-torvalds-on-linux-ms-softwares.html
>>>
>>> "Linus Torvalds was only 22 when he decided in 1991 to share with
>>> friends and colleagues the code of Linux, the new OS he had created.
>>> The computer science student at the University of Helsinki could not
>>> imagine the revolution his decision would cause through the IT
>>> industry in the years to come. In this interview, he talks about why
>>> he released the code, offers his views on Microsoft and says the
>>> future belongs to open source."
>>
>> When people ask Linus about his views of MS, what are they expecting
>> him to say exactly? He's never going to say "oh I hate their
>> organisation", that would just be out of character.
>
> Exactly. Linus seems to have a very sensible, pragmatic view of many
> issues, including that of MS.
>
> I suppose interviewers do feel they have to ask him such things.
His response to such question is restrained by his authority. He has to
represent a large group. Luckily, unlike Zemlin, he does ask people
to "respect Microsoft". There is no reason to respect criminal organisations.
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