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Linus on kernel management style

Posted Oct 7, 2004 22:45 UTC (Thu) by mmarq (guest, #2332)
In reply to: Linus on kernel management style by AJWM
Parent article: Linus on kernel management style

" Linux (or rather, free/open source software) is the only entity that could get away with a slogan or "vision statement" like "World Domination". Think of the negative reaction to any commercial outfit that espoused that. "

When Linux was getting on fire, it was 'parodied' in magazines like 'BYTE' of 1997, of being something of fanatic religiuos guys... there wasen't any relevant commercial entity involved... even Red Hat wasent much more than a dream, i belive,...


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