[Gllug] An article for you from an Economist.com reader.

[Richard Cohen]

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:37:32 +0100, Ashley Evans
<ashley at seamlessrecruitment.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> <snip>
> 
> >BEYOND CAPITALISM?
> >Jun 10th 2004
> >
> >The open-source model can be applied to goods other than software, but
> >it has its limits
> >
> ></snip>
> >
> >
> 
> "By far the best-known example of open-source software is Linux, an
> operating system that is maintained by volunteers around the world..."
> 
> Once again there's no credit to GNU.

Blah blah blah...

Anyway - since when has GNU been an example of open-source software?

You should feel free to write a concise, eloquent letter to The
Economist, point out the difference between free software and open
source software, and GNU's rightful place in the ecosystem.  Just try
not to sound like a foaming-at-the-mouth hippie or commie, and you'd
have a good chance of getting it printed, I think. :-)

> Ashley

Cheers
Richard
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