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Not really.
Here is a guy that let a community use his proprietory product for free.

There were others, Linus just chose to move the code repository here after using an email based system. Ther are others just as there were othere before it.

There was no open source version of it.

There have been many source code control systems, even internet based ones for years! Unix systems have had SCCS, RCS, CVS, Subversion, ...

They repaid him by wanting to copy his product that would make it worthless.

Lins decided to move to another source management system, this is not a big deal!

At least he knew them pretty well. Sometimes you have to tell a spiritual leader to p*ss off. RMS will destroy this movement quicker than anyone else will.

This part of your post just sounds clueless!
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You know what they say...  NonZealot | 04/08/05
Oh heck Linus is having a midlife crisis  Squawkbox | 04/08/05
Let the work start on an open source replacement for BK.  DonnieBoy | 04/08/05
BitKeeper is a key tool for the kernel developers ...  George Mitchell | 04/08/05
Yes, with what BK did, this will attract some of the best.  DonnieBoy | 04/08/05
BK will be gone within a year.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/08/05
How do I convert to CVS?  spritzydog | 04/08/05
Not surprising  NonZealot | 04/08/05
I totally agree with u..  Kamakazii | 04/08/05
No, it is just that we can not have one company holding us hostage.  DonnieBoy | 04/08/05
I think you are missing something here ...  George Mitchell | 04/09/05
No, sounds more like...  doe_z | 04/08/05
Bite the hand that feeds you  osreinstall | 04/08/05
No, it is that Linux trusted him and was betrayed.  DonnieBoy | 04/09/05
Your logic is flawed  osreinstall | 04/09/05
Really, so many benifit from Linux, this is cooperation at its best.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/05
Not really.  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/05
Yes really  osreinstall | 04/09/05
I get the impression you have little experience in systems (or Unix).  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/05
Gratitude escapes you guys  osreinstall | 04/09/05
You are a history revisionist now?  B.O.F.H. | 04/09/05
I can tell by your post that your a know it all. - NOT!  osreinstall | 04/09/05
it's a source code revision system, that's all  hipparchus2001 | 04/10/05
Your analogy is wrong  osreinstall | 04/10/05
copy?  hipparchus2000 | 04/10/05
Another one with convient vision  osreinstall | 04/10/05
osreinstall, you really need to get a clue!  B.O.F.H. | 04/10/05
The process has to benefit all or I am against it.  osreinstall | 04/10/05
You are welcome to give up your freedoms!  B.O.F.H. | 04/10/05
And another salvo  osreinstall | 04/10/05
Corporations are interesting entities!  B.O.F.H. | 04/10/05
And so are you  osreinstall | 04/10/05
Proprietary software vendors have a choice ...  George Mitchell | 04/09/05
Everyone has a choice  osreinstall | 04/09/05
Choice when it comes to operating systems is a new innovation ...  George Mitchell | 04/09/05
Some choice  osreinstall | 04/09/05
Re: Some choice  George Mitchell | 04/11/05
There were choices that you didn't like was more like it  osreinstall | 04/11/05
You seem confused  hipparchus2001 | 04/10/05
You seem dishonest  osreinstall | 04/10/05
How GPL software devalue proprietary software if GPL software not as good  hipparchus2000 | 04/10/05
Another one that cant see it.  osreinstall | 04/10/05
Look whatever, you haven't addressed ANY of my points  hipparchus2000 | 04/10/05
Another one that cant see the whole picture only GPL matters  osreinstall | 04/10/05
There's nothing in the Bill of Rights etc called "Intellectual Property"  hipparchus2000 | 04/10/05
Nice try Guy  osreinstall | 04/10/05
source pollution  hipparchus2000 | 04/10/05
Re: Pollution  osreinstall | 04/10/05
Simply the facts ...  George Mitchell | 04/11/05
It's just a source repository  hipparchus2000 | 04/09/05
Breaking free  ManyEyes | 04/09/05
What I still hear here...  Omch'Ar | 04/10/05
I've got to say, I'd never use something like this  hipparchus2000 | 04/10/05
A new alternative to BK  b_rahul | 04/11/05
Come ON!  mork451 | 04/13/05

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