"Free software has always been an important part of the software world, just like commercial software has been. .... So you have this incredibly wonderful thing that if free software works for people, they should use that. ....... That's his (Stallman's) world. The GPL is. The free software world is way, way bigger than that, and that will always be there. That's a noncontroversial thing that we love."
Those are the words of the king of Micro$oft in an interview with Cnet. He also has a good word about Stallman:
"Now (Free Software Foundation head Richard) Stallman, he is truly pure; unlike many people who sort of try to act that way, he's pure."
You can read the entire interview here: http://news.com.com/Gates+on+Vista%2C+Linux+and+more+-+page+3/2008-1012_3-61....