“GNU/Linux is growing all the time: new software is being
created; new copies downloaded or bought; new users are discovering
free software for the first time. With this growth we have seen the
rise of polished distributions, sales-minded distributors, ‘XX’
software is being released, and so free software is gaining
commercial success in many fields. Even governments, from Peru to
the UK, are now racing to use free software. But governments seem
to be the only ones who are talking about switching specifically
because they want free software, not just stable, secure and
powerful software. It seems to me that many distributors are
forgetting the roots of their products, and that’s a dangerous
thing…”