Reading the recent discussions about GNOME's position in the GNU Project, I'm reminded of Utah Phillip's comment that "a long memory is the most radical notion in history." The way that the discussion has been reported in the media, you would hardly guess that the discussion is the latest round in an ongoing and disquieting dispute -- largely because the origins of the dispute were never widely re
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GNOME board member denies Icaza post caused furore
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A member of the GNOME Foundation board has denied that a post by GNOME co-founder Miguel de Icaza led to a discussion on the Foundation mailing list which resulted in a call for the project to cut its ties with the GNU Project.
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GNOME: Split from GNU Project?
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Richard Stallman's strong position against proprietary applications is butting heads with some members of the GNOME Foundation. A call to split with Stallman's GNU Project is being considered.
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GNOME Foundation seeks to hide its dirty linen
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A few members of the GNOME Foundation have submitted a petition to the board, asking for a referendum to be held on making the Foundation's mailing list archives private and limited to its members only.
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25th anniversary of GNU Project at RVCE, Bangalore, India
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25th anniversary of GNU Project at RVCE,Bangalore , Translation of Selected Essays of RMS in Kannada and GNU + Linux Installation Fest conducted on 27th September 2008 at RVCE , Bangalore
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GNU Kicks Off 25th Anniversary Celebration
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This month marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the GNU Project by Richard M. Stallman. GNU is one of the oldest and best-known organizations in the free and open-source world, providing not only high-quality software, but also a well-known license (the GNU General Public License), and a philosophy that continues to influence many activists and programmers.
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