“Linus Torvalds gave the keynote speech at LinuxWorld Expo
last month, right after announcing Transmeta Corp. Am I the only
one to see that Torvalds and other open-source software
revolutionaries are acting out the finale of George Orwell’s Animal
Farm?…“
“But with Torvalds saying some animals are more equal than
others, why is the sanctimonious open-source press still cheering
him on? Are the likes of Slashdot.org, just gobbled by VA Linux,
also porking out in Orwell’s farmhouse?…”
“So what I want to know is, if open-source software is so cool,
and if Torvalds “gets it,” why isn’t Crusoe open source? For a
start, why aren’t the Crusoe chip’s mask sources published for
modification and manufacture by anyone?”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
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