Re: [ILUG-BOM] RMS in IIT Mumbai on 6th Sept. 2010

On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 08:10 +0530, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote:

RMS created the concept of free software. Every packet sent on the Internet today is processed by one or more free software-based packages somewhere along the line.

He also created GCC,

only god can create. Man modifies, enhances, develops. Linus did not create linux - he modified minix. RMS did not create GCC - he modified an existing (pascal?) compiler. He did not create emacs - he put together a bunch of existing scripts (some of his and some of others), enhanced and modified them. We of the foss community recognise this fact and it is from this recognition that we do not assert ownership on the software we produce (note: produce, not create).