> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 12:55 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: eric raymond > > > In an answer to a mail on this mailiing list, (i want to be a > hacker :) ) > someone said that he must read a book from *eric raymond*. > > I find it strange : > > i thought that "debian-hurd" was a GNU - / free software - list. > > Eric raymond is close to the nra (national rifle association), is > politically a capitalist libertarian, and fight for open > source, against > free software. He is against the use of the "free" word, and want to > transform linux into a capitalist-tool for a high market performance. > > For me, he does not have anything to do with the GNU movement. > > Am I wrong ? > > > I'm sorry for my *bad* english, but i find this question quite > important, > specially at this time, when linus torvald say "ok" to the > tcpa/palladium > consortium, > so try to understand what i mean, please :) > > > nicolas. > >
I won't argue his politics because I don't know enough about ESR to make a judgement but have you read "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"? Here is a link in case you haven't: http://www.openresources.com/documents/cathedral-bazaar/ Barry deFreese Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell
