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Bruce Perens acknowledges Richard Stallman and GNU


Bruce Perens one of the founders of the “Open Source Initiative” and leading developer of the Debian GNU/Linux distribution states that most of what he does comes from Richard Stallman and the GNU Project. Richard Stallman is the founder of the Free Software Foundation which created the GNU operating system. The GNU system is used together with the Linux “kernel” to have an operating system called GNU/Linux. To learn more about GNU visit: The GNU Project www.gnu.org The Free Software Foundation http

Open Source Initiative: Open Source Initiative, Open Source Software, Bruce Perens, Eric S. Raymond, Netscape, Source Code, Netscape Communicator, Flagship, Michael Tiemann, Digital Rights


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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Open Source Initiative is an organization dedicated to promoting open source software. The organization was founded in February 1998, by Bruce Perens and Eric S. Raymond, prompted by Netscape Communications Corporation publishing the source code for its flagship Netscape Communicator product. Later, in August 1998 the organization added a board of directors. Raymond was president from its founding until February 2005… More >>
Open Source Initiative: Open Source Initiative, Open Source Software, Bruce Perens, Eric S. Raymond, Netscape, Source Code, Netscape Communicator, Flagship, Michael Tiemann, Digital Rights

Go Open – Bruce Perens Part 1 Full Interview


Bruce Perens is a prominent figure in the open source movement, with a long and
distinguished record. He is a former Debian GNU/Linux Project Leader, the primary
author of the Open Source Definitio…