Questioning the Linux Foundation's Credentials

nadamsieee writes "Neil McAllister has posted a provocative article titled Questioning the Linux Foundation's credentials. He questions the motivations behind the newly formed organization. Quoting: 'But wouldn't it make more sense to call the merged organization the Open Source and Standards Lab, or the Free Software and Standards Group? Why did they have to go and call it the Linux Foundation?' McAllister then goes on to explain why he believes that 'the Linux Foundation isn't any kind of philanthropic foundation at all[,] it's an industry trade organization.'"

because

[President_Camacho]

Why did they have to go and call it the Linux Foundation?

Because if they called it the BSD Foundation, all you'd ever hear is about how it's dying.

Re:because

[fucksl4shd0t]

He's just trying to beat RMS to calling for it to be named "GNU/Linux Foundation".

Re:Not news ...

[arodland]

Have you ever seen Bush at the breakfast table? I think your claims are unsubstantiated!

Re:Phht

[Anonymous Coward]

You can talk, you can talk, you're brave now motherfucker. Throw his ass out. He's a brit! He's a brit! He's a brit! A brit, look, there's a brit!

Oh no! A Trade Organization!

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't worry. We have dispatched 2 Jedi Knights to negotiate.

They should've calledit...

[Jesus_666]

...the Awesome Foundation. Much better PR. "Do you want to use proprietary software or awesome software?"