Comment overestimated problem (Score 1) 121
in every large movement, there are revolutionaries and pragmatists, and they dont have to agree on everything to keep it going.
the free software / open source people have worked together quite well. at least their combined efforts led to an os that doesnt suck (some companies that shall remain nameless will probably never manage to do this). and dont forget x: its roots are in commercial unix.
obviously, the success of linux wouldnt have been possible without gnu. on the other hand, the fsf profits a lot by linux: fewer people knew the gpl philosophy if linux wouldnt exist, even if its mostly not called gnu/linux.
the free software / open source people have worked together quite well. at least their combined efforts led to an os that doesnt suck (some companies that shall remain nameless will probably never manage to do this). and dont forget x: its roots are in commercial unix.
obviously, the success of linux wouldnt have been possible without gnu. on the other hand, the fsf profits a lot by linux: fewer people knew the gpl philosophy if linux wouldnt exist, even if its mostly not called gnu/linux.
