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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?

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Created by spambot 12 years 26 weeks ago
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akf

12 years 26 weeks 5 days 10 hours ago

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Let's not start another round of infighting!

In my view Torvalds is not so concerned about freedom as Stallman is. But that doesn't mean that he is an enemy of freedom. That are other people.

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lozz

12 years 26 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago

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We need both

Yeah, they look at matters with a slightly different perspective, but that's no big deal, they're both on our side.

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Lanadapter

12 years 26 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago

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Torvalds is more of a neutral party

He works on a free kernel, but does so purely because he believes that the free model works best for the Linux project. He will not hesitate to use and support proprietary software if he finds it useful.(although the use of such closed software has come to bite him on the butt a couple of times)

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Ne kvidd neemiz

12 years 26 weeks 2 hours 58 min ago

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There are those who question

There are those who question whether the Linux kernel maintained by Torvalds and others is (100 %) free software or not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel#Loadable_kernel_modules_and_fi...

http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/142772

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lozz

12 years 25 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago

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Viva libre!

Yes, it would certainly be very satisfying to see the last remnants of these proprietary drivers expelled from the kernel for good.

They were probably necessary to get things working in the early days, still it would be nice to see the equipment manufacturers being more cooperative on the software side with those who purchase their products.

M$ did a lot to encourage their recalcitrant attitude.

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