Linus may sound douchey at times but I agree he has earned that right. On the flipside if you had a project turn into such an ingrained day-to-day OS I bet you'd be a bit proud too. Pride is not douchey when it is well placed such as in Linus' case.

That said, I've seen some pretty crazy things come from RMS and he gets nowhere near as much flak for it. Remember, this is the guy who helped kick-off the free software movement and was involved in many of the lesser-appreciated userland tools we all know and love and/or hate (sorry emacs, I'm a vi guy). He deserves just as much respect too, but the way he carries that weight is far different.

Between Linus and Richard, they are probably the two iconoclasts who kicked off the whole free software movement. First there was Richard with the free userland tools and then Linus with the kernel which made them truly free from bottom-to-top. Back in the day when Linux wasn't "ready" and BSD was still in litigation Richard stepped up and gave us tools which could compile and run freely and just about any Unix platform. Back when dialing up to a Unix box was the only way to get internet, apps like screen gave me warm fuzzies.

I wouldn't call either a douche, even though they may do douchey things sometimes. They are allowed. We all do it to one degree or another.

I can't find a translation for ONBEKOMMERT. What does it mean?

The Antitrust suit was all about Microsoft's anti-competitive practices, such as making you pay for Windows when you buy new PC and punishing vendors who sold PCs with anything else. Those days are over. Yes, they caught flak also for bundling IE but most importantly making sure other browsers ran like shit.

Bundling AV is not an anti-trust issue because you can always uninstall it and run whatever you want...

Oh really, then why do Native Americans traditionally hate having their picture taken because they believe it steals their soul? Maybe they were on to something... :)

Dude, when you are a junior or come straight in the door, you will never see anything more than 100k. Those higher-level kind of jobs aren't typically advertised because word-of-mouth gets you right into them due to experience and connections.

Most people don't understand how much money and time it takes to build a business. Being an employee has its drawbacks for sure, but with a properly negotiated salary you are leaps and bounds above what you'd make as an owner unless you have major success which for a new company usually takes years.

I have a friend who owns his own company. I make great money but I'm sure he makes much more. The time he has to spend keeping things running is ridiculous though compared to my responsibilities, and those responsibilities are full-time!