From: mdruiter AT cs DOT vu DOT nl
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Subject: Re: Linus Torvalds - a great man
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 99 14:6:11
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Matt Daubert <MattJD AT surfree DOT com> wrote:
> machines.  Linus didn't think it should be this way so he made his own and
> released it to the public as GNU.  Anyone can edit Linux and customize it
> and made it better and even sell it, as long as it's GNU.  This spread to

He released its code under the GNU Public License. Covering much more
than just the Linux kernel and tools, I think we should praise the
FSF, and Richard Stallman in particular, for the GNU initiative.

Linus might still be a great man, though :-)

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