Re: [PATCH] Remove Bitkeeper documentation from Linux tree

From: Rik van Riel (riel@conectiva.com.br)
Date: Tue Apr 23 2002 - 10:05:33 EST


On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Roman Zippel wrote:

> Free speech is really not at danger here. The problem is something
> completely different. Linux is still a free software project and the
> question is how seriously do we take this?

IMHO Linux would stop being a free software project the moment
we start telling Linus what he can and can't distribute in his
copy of the kernel.

Freedom includes the freedom for people to promote an opinion
that isn't the same as yours.

regards,

Rik

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