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Re: [News] Linux Founder Disrespects Ancestors, Steals the Thunder

  • Subject: Re: [News] Linux Founder Disrespects Ancestors, Steals the Thunder
  • From: Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:42:38 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: A poorly-maintained Debian GNU/Linux InterNetNews site
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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>
>
>
> Unjustifiable Criticism of Richard Stallman by Linus Torvalds
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| It was 13 years after the release of GPLv2 that GPLv3 was released. During 
>| those long years, a lot of effort spent in trying marginalize Richard 
>| Stallman. It seems that Linus Torvalds may be anxious now because there is 
>| new wind under Stallman’s wings ever since the release of GPLv3.   
>| 
>| I suspect this attack piece on Richard Stallman by Linus Torvalds may have 
>| been a tit-for-tat retaliation. Stallman recently asked members of a LUG 
>| (Linux User’s Group) to rename their organization to GLUG (GNU/Linux User’s 
>| Group) as a pre-condition of speaking there.   
> `----
>
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/community_posts/unjustifiable_criticism_richard_stallman_linus_torvalds

I wonder what Mr Torvalds has against anyone other than himself getting
credit for their work?



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