[lug] Linus's response to Mundie

[Dhruva Reddy]

What I took from Mundie's speech is that open source
is a bad thing, just because for-profit corporations
cannot benefit from it, and therefore it must be
squashed like a bug.

This is what raised my hackles more than anything
else.  While I agree that this is an issue worth
addressing, I'm not sure that the responsibility for
addressing this should rest with Linus.

I say that if you have an idea, run with it.  If
you're not interested in doing so, tell someone who
is.

Dhruva

--- "Scott A. Herod" <herod at interact-tv.com> wrote:
> Unlike most of the slashdotters, I was disappointed
> with Linus's
> comments in response Mundie's speach.  While I agree
> with almost
> everything that he or ESR said about MS's FUD, I've
> yet to see
> someone effectively address the issues that Mundie
> raises, namely
> how does a corporation make money for its owners
> (stockholders)
> while pursuing an open source software policy. 
> Which stock would
> you rather your mother have her retirement tied up
> in, Microsoft's
> or one of the Linux distro. supplier's?
> 
> I am not saying that it is not possible to make a
> business model
> that succeeds while remaining true to the ideals of
> OSS, only that
> I think that the rebuttals to Mundie need to address
> this issue.
> 
> Scott
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