GNU Project + Linux Kernel + ethics

[Stelios Bounanos]

 >>>>> On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 19:11:18 +0100, Konstantinos Peletidis
 >>>>> <mail at kpeletidis.freeserve.co.uk> was rumoured to have said:

 > On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 10:22:26 -0700
 > Nikos_Apostolakis <nea at math.ucr.edu> wrote:

 >> Δεν νομίζω ότι ο RMS είπε ποτέ ότι οτιδήποτε χρησιμοποιείς πρέπει
 >> να είναι GNU. Απλά λέει ότι οτιδήποτε χρησιμοποιεί αυτός είναι
 >> ελεύθερο λογισμικό και λέει επίσης ότι αυτή είναι η ηθική στάση
 >> και _προτρέπει_ τον κόσμο να την υιοθετήσει. Δεν μομίζω ότι λέει
 >> "πρέπει" έτσι; Είπαμε μπορεί να είναι ο St IGNUtius αλλά δεν
 >> κάνει κύρηγμα ο άνθρωπος.

 > [snip]

 > Mallon den diavases to sxetiko post tou RMS sthn mailing list tou linux
 > kernel opou myksoklaige epeidh o Linus protimhse to emporiko BitKeeper
 > gia na synthrei to source tree, anti gia kapoio free software. Me ena
 > proxeiro psaksimo pou ekana vrhka to parakatw sxetiko URL:

 > http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=253

 > Dystyxws den vrhka to original post. An kapoios exei perissotero xrono
 > as to vrei kai as kanei post to url.

Ok, 8a tsimphsw to dolwma. Pareleipses na anafereis oti yparxoyn *arketoi*
kernel developers poy diafwnoyn me th xrhsh toy bitkeeper. Des to flamewar
toy perasmenoy mhna.

 > Etsi pou les Niko. O RMS kai h Louka 8a mas glytwsoun apo thn
 > katastrofh kai 8a mas epanaferoun ston dromo ths areths kai ths
 > prokophs. Giati nai men to logismiko mas prepei na einai eleu8ero alla
 > emeis, symfwna me ton fanatismeno filo mas, den prepei na eimaste
 > eleu8eroi na dialegoume to logismiko mas. H 8a xrhsimopoioume software
 > evloghmeno apo to patriarxeio tou FSF h 8a kaoume sthn kolash. Kata
 > t'alla den einai ka8olou porwmenos kai den kanei kyrhgma. :-)

 > To xeirotero omws einai oti den kanei kai kanena 8avma gia na emfanistei
 > kapoio Free software isaksio tou BitKeeper. Mallon akoma paidevetai me
 > ekeino to 8avma pou 8a kanei ton Hurd na moiazei me sovarh enallaktikh
 > lysh...

Ontws den yparxei tipota san to bitkeeper (analoga me tis apaithseis tpy
ka8ena fysika) alla yparxoyn systhmata opws to Subversion poy einai ypo
anaptyksh. Ksereis, prin apo to bitkeeper ypyrksan ena swro alla
programmata poy htan dyskolo na antikatasta8oyn alla antikatasta8hkan.
Akoloy8wntas th dikh soy logikh de 8a eixame ftasei pote edw poy eimaste
twra.

Telos, den katalabainw giati olh ayth h antipa8eia. O RMS exei praktika
afierwsei th zwh toy sto eley8ero logismiko. Posoys alloys ksereis poy na
exoyn epimeinei, prospa8hsei kai petyxei tosa polla gi' ayto ta teleutaia
15 xronia?



Rgds,
/-sb.