Oct 21
Mr. Stephen Fry introduces you to free software, and reminds you of a very special birthday. … gnu freedom “Free Software” “Stephen Fry” linux … beegee42 … Les ordinateurs! Je les ai aimés depuis que j’ai eu pour la première fois les moyens de m’en procurer un, tout au début de l’ère de l’ordinateur personnel, durant les années 80. J’ai été propriétaire d’une grande variété d’ordinateurs et ai exprimé publiquement ma loyauté à un tel ou à un tel autre modèle… mais, ces derniers temps …
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January 7th, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I myself and a lot of companies owe a lot to GNU and Linux. It’s great. Happy birthday!
But there is a fundamental problem with the free software ideal. How would I pay my mortgage if I gave my work away?
January 10th, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Does anyone else find Mr. Fry a little creepy, a little too smarmy? It seems as though he’s got something nasty up his sleeve. I have the same impression of several of the people who work for GNU-related projects.
No, I don’t work in any commercial companies, but I trust them more as their livelihoods depend completely on the quality of their products, and they work with a more established system (copyright).
I could be wrong about all this, but it’s a lingering feeling.
January 16th, 2009 at 2:08 PM
No, mr Fry is God, and more.
February 6th, 2009 at 8:51 PM
No. He’s a good guy, but he kind of reminds me of a lot of British actors: Michael Caine or that Mr. Belvedere sitcom character.
GNU not Eunochs.
February 8th, 2009 at 5:40 PM
he really doen’t have a clue, since most people know it as linux, searching GNU and getting distros from them will probobly result in unpopular distros, just google open suse if you want a good distro or ubuntu
February 10th, 2009 at 3:29 PM
this is on the front page of the FSF website. So anyone who finds it on that site will see it in context. Also, im fairly sure this will have aired on TV at some point. It is very important that people realise the difference between the opperating system and its kernel.
February 11th, 2009 at 12:47 PM
omfg steven fry’s a comunnist!!!1one!
Where’s my gun?
February 14th, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Stephen Fry is an amazing person. Youve got to love him.
February 19th, 2009 at 6:07 AM
That’s all very well, but still he seems to be a very happy Mac user, at least from what we can see.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Rover2000P6:”How would I pay my mortgage”
You can charge if you wish, or provide a service, or both. Listen to the plumbing example Fray used, and check out the gnu website.
“we encourage people who redistribute free software to charge as much as they wish or can”
“When we speak of free software, we’re talking about freedom, not price. (Think of free speech, not free beer.)”
“Selling a copy of a free program is legitimate, and we encourage it.”
gnu(dot)org/philosophy/selling(dot)html
March 29th, 2009 at 2:47 PM
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April 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 AM
the are using garage band soft wear a mac program
May 9th, 2009 at 6:41 AM
Stephen Fry for God!
May 18th, 2009 at 9:06 PM
gNewSense is based on Ubuntu
June 29th, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Don’t be mean.
June 29th, 2009 at 9:40 AM
It’ll be a long time until most people use all-free software and all-free operting systems. It’s better to know that you have an option than not knowing.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:18 PM
he can’t make up his mind not so long ago he was slagging off linux and declaring macs as the greatest computer
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:56 PM
In fairness, now; he admits that. Things change…like science
Old linux was not user friendly, despite what anyone says. Now it finally is, and the Frymeister likes it.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Stephen Fry is a freetard!
September 3rd, 2009 at 4:43 PM
It’s a virtue to be able to change your mind if something speaks for the things you didn’t give much value earlier. There actually is great deal of argumentation behind all this.
September 6th, 2009 at 8:27 AM
I say, Jeeves!
September 26th, 2009 at 12:54 PM
In return Ubuntu is based on Debian GNU/Linux – what’s your point?
September 26th, 2009 at 2:49 PM
My point is that gNewSense is based on Ubuntu.
September 28th, 2009 at 7:08 AM
wow didn’t know he was into this sorta stuff!
September 30th, 2009 at 1:08 AM
Hmm…. he has a MacBook Air sitting right beside him.