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Does Linus Torvalds Hate Freedom?
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It seems odd that Linus would oppose freedoms guaranteed under the GPL.
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According to an ongoing debate over the GPL version 3, he does. How can this be, since Linus Torvalds, creator and chief architect of the Linux kernel, knows about software freedom and free software? He doesn't have a problem with what Richard Stallman refers to as "tivoization," which is the practice of using software available under the terms of a copyleft license but prevents the user/owner from modifying that code through the use of protections. Stallman believes that this is a blatant violation of your freedom. Linus disagrees. Full Story |
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Nov 28, 2009 6:19 PM |
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