“Linus Torvalds may be shy and retiring, but he doesn’t mince
words.”
“In an address here at Internet World ’99, the inventor of
Linux took a dig at a couple of open-source wannabes as he
predicted major changes in the way software is sold.“
“Talk is cheap,” Torvalds said at one point, referring to
Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) claim that it is considering opening up
some of its source code. Torvalds also took Sun Microsystems Inc.
(SUNW) to task, criticizing the restrictive wording of the
community license announced by the company last week. Sun said it
would open up Solaris but declined to offer a timetable. The
company also took heat from open-source advocates who say Sun’s
license violates the principles underpinning the open-source
movement.”