2001-02-16: Rant Mode Equals One: The Linux Reality Versus the Microsoft Dream
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When Microsoft's Steve Ballmer said Linux was 'crummy,' Paul Ferris swallowed a Rant and smiled. When Jim Allchin decided to drape Microsoft in the flag and imply that open source software might be un-American, he had enough. 'The GNU General Public License is no more anti-American than the United States Constitution. True, honest to God innovation is happening with Linux right now, and the party is open to everyone -- including Microsoft if they want to get in on it. It's a growing phenomena that is creating intellectual property and true new innovations,' says Ferris.
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