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The Real Reason to Celebrate GNU's Birthday
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| One of Stallman's many insights was that science flourished because it was
| based on sharing discoveries so that others could build on them, without
| needing to re-invent the wheel.
|
| The closing of software meant that it was impossible to do this, since the
| last thing that corporate owners of that code wanted to do was to make it
| freely available. Stallman's idea was to create a movement that would
| contribute code to the computing community just as scientists contribute
| knowledge.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1252&blogid=14
GNU: the revolution turns 25
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| The torrent of coverage that such a momentous event should generate has not
| been seen. That's because the so-called open source movement rules the roost
| these days - and is anxious that people should forget their roots.
|
| People often attribute their dislike of free software to the founder of the
| GNU project, Richard Stallman, and his uncompromising attitude towards many
| things. In the early days of the GNU project, Stallman antagonised quite a
| few free software hackers by his management of the development of GNU Emacs.
|
| Stallman has also been criticised for politicising the free software movement
| by insisting that the distribution terms for GNU software be such that people
| cannot add restrictions of their own.
|
| But those who criticise him on these counts are woefully short-sighted; the
| truth of the matter is that without a person like Stallman who was prepared
| to go out on a limb for a cause, we would all be using proprietary operating
| systems today.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20601/1090/
Recent:
GNU is 25 by Matt Lee
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| After some difficult developmental years, this September marks the 25th
| birthday of GNU, and we're going to be celebrating in style.
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http://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2008/spring/gnu-is-25/
Freedom Fry — "Happy birthday to GNU"
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| Mr. Stephen Fry introduces you to free software, and reminds you of a very
| special birthday.
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http://www.gnu.org/fry/happy-birthday-to-gnu.html
Stephen Fry punts free software
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| In one of the less likely combinations of talent, Stephen Fry has been called
| in to be part of the 25th anniversary of the GNU operating system. Fry, a
| popular humorist, actor and novelist features in a five-minute long film in
| which he explains the history of free software and its importance in the
| world.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2909
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