On Dec 15, 2007 10:36 AM, Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Richard is the face that launched a thousand Gnus. You as well as anyone > > here know what he did for the concept of giving away source code. He > > inspired a whole generation of free software writers. > > I was not inspired by him, but by Chris Torek, Keith Bostic, and Mike > Karels, who chose to not play politics.
Some context: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/07/1097089476287.html Although I'm sure it's convenient for most of the world to think that free software and open source originated solely in the Linux and GNU projects... DS
