StandTogether

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A short explanation about the difference between Microsoft's Shared Source program and Free Software / Open Source.

http://perens.com/Articles/StandTogether.html

For anybody who might not know: These are the guys who have been really important to the Free Software process. Just listen to them, they know what they are talking about. They started Free Software, implemented, created, programmed, published about and provided infrastructure for Free Software. And they never stopped.

This article has been authored by Bruce Perens and co-signed by:

  • Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation.
  • Eric Raymond, Open Source Initiative.
  • Linus Torvalds, Creator of the Linux Kernel.
  • Miguel de Icaza, GNOME GUI Desktop Project.
  • Larry Wall, Creator of the Perl Language.
  • Guido van Rossum, Creator of the Python Language.
  • Tim O'Reilly, Publisher.
  • Bob Young, Co-Founder, Red Hat
  • Larry Augustin, CEO, VA Linux Systems
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