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Woot.net: Why I hate the Open Source Community

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 23, 1999

[ Thanks to Joe
Drew
for this link. ]

“I used to be an Open Source advocate… But I can’t stand
it any more.
Evey single time I see the phrase “Open Source”
mentioned, it makes my teeth grind. It wears down on me. I really,
truly do hate Open Source with a passion.

“Richard Stallman is the man who’s championed the ideas which
have been behind the recent emergence of the GNU/Linux system most.
That’s not to say he’s been the most successful, but without rms,
his GNU project and the Free Software Foundation there would be no
“Open Source.”

“What you’re referring to, for the most part, when you say
“Open Source Software” is something that has been known for a
very long time as Free Software.”

Complete
story
.

Web Webster

Web Webster

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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