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Not kissing anything here, I'd have to say yes. He undertook a tough project with no plan for personal financial gain. It turned out to be something great that could have made him a good bit of money. He kept to his original plan/promise of a free Un*x. And he has kept in the ballgame in keeping it organized. My 2 cents worth. Robert On Mon, Mar 23, 1998 at 09:21:55PM -0500, Geoff Oakham wrote: > Subject: is Linus a hero? > > Seriously, when most of us think of heros, we think of the > fictional 'James Bond' types who travel around the world (or > galaxy) to kick some bad guy butt and save the world (or galaxy) as > we know it. What makes a hero, besides a lead role in a movie that > has a larger G.N.P. than some small countries? Is Linus a hero? > > Humbly yours, > > Geoff Oakham (oakham@spacesim.org) > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | NT is secure.... System Engineer For Hire. \_ as long as you don't remove the shrink wrap. http://www.orci.com/~nomad DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);' - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu | ||||||||||||
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