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- martalli, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2What a glowing comment. I think the FSF people are fine with this...since it is on their front page (fsf.org). I am sure that someday the hurd may be awesome, but until that day arrives we still have Linux and BSD kernels to build free software on. I don't see why people should feel so hurt when the hurd is relegated into the background. We can bring it to the forefront when it is functional.
Did Mr. Fry put himself forward as a computer expert? I think he's an actor, so the FSF is leveraging his celebrity to get people's attention. I think the community should be glad that notable people are mentioning free software. You never know, he might be on Oprah next week... - DonJuanAussi, on 11/16/2008, -2/+0One would have hoped that he may have had his facts straight. he starts claiming that Linux is the Kernel to GNU, when that would almost sertainly be strongly disputed by the GNU people who have their own Kernel called Hurd. Hurd is slow going because it is a Microkernel. Microkernels traditionally take much more effort to create, but once finished, Hurd will outperform Linux with speed and RAM footprint.
But, Stephen Fry has never been a computer expert. He has always been seen promoting the least capable machines of the day.
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