Winer on RMS: "I think we're on the same side on the important issues" | Linux Today

Winer on RMS: “I think we’re on the same side on the important issues”

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 12, 2000

From the daily Userland Scripting News column:

“We have different philosophies. I’m learning his now and
working on mine, and it’s true that there are things I don’t agree
with him on. I’d like to see commercial and open source developers
work together more fluidly. He seems to agree. Reading his piece I
think we could have an interesting discussion. I think we’re on the
same side on the important issues, believe it or not. (The big
issue is patents, for now.)”

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