[ox-en] [Fwd: Bruce Perens in Linux Magazine Sept 2001]
- From: Stefan Meretz <stefan.meretz hbv.org>
- Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 09:24:31 +0200
2nd trial: an interesting mail from Georg Greve about an interview with
Bruce Perens:
-------- Original Message --------
Betreff: Bruce Perens in Linux Magazine Sept 2001
Datum: Sun, 02 Sep 2001 10:03:10 -0500
Von: "Georg C. F. Greve" <greve gnu.org>
An: discussion fsfeurope.org
Hi all,
Bernhard Reiter and I are currently on a very short road-trip through
the United States and yesterday we got ourselves a Linux Magazine
(September 2001 issue) in Madison, Wisconsin. On pages 35 to 38 there
is an interview with Bruce Perens that contains some interesting
statements about the OSI that we'd like to share with you.
[ begin - page 37 ]
LM: But wouldn't you say the Open Source Initiative has shifted the
dialogue away from Free Software?
BP: Yeah, it did. You know, I correspond with all of the players, Eric
Raymond included. Eric and I have certainly had some rough
times. When we founded Open Source, my understanding was that Open
Source would be a gentle introduction to Free Software and not a
separate movement. I would never have participated in Open Source for
the purpose of creating a schism. Especially now, it is important
that we stand together. That's more important than it used to be. I
harbor some disappointment that Open Source became something that
sort of deprecated Richard Stallman's philosophy rather than leading
people into Free Software.
Richard Stallman is not the best person to make the bridge to the
complete novice. It takes awhile before you can understand him. So we
needed a project like Open Source to get people working on this stuff
and, then, they would appreciate their freedom. But I am disappointed
that Open Source has been sort of perverted into being a separate
instrument. Eric is obviously very aware of that disappointment.
LM: So are you glad you participated in the Open Source Initative or
do you regret it?
BP: It is very interesting because I ran for the GNOME Board and did
not get elected, though I did reasonably well in the election for
someone who hadn't done much in the world of GNOME programing. One of
the things people didn't like about me was that I was instrumental in
creating the Eric Raymond PR Monster. I hope Eric laughs when he
hears this. So, I do actually feel bad about that to some extent
because I did not understand where Erc was coming from when I
co-founded the Open Source Initiative with him; his heart is in the
right place. He's doing what he believes is right. It just so happens
that it's not what I believe to be right. But had I understood Eric a
little better, I would not have co-founded the Open Source Initiative
with him.
[ end - page 38 ]
Okay, it is time for us to leave Clinton, Iowa now and drive through
Savanna(h). We will look out for the mailman. :-)
Regards,
Georg
Georg C. F. Greve <greve gnu.org>
Free Software Foundation Europe (http://fsfeurope.org)
Brave GNU World (http://brave-gnu-world.org)
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