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Backed by Sun Microsystems and IBM, the
foundation is in many ways a vindication for Stallman,
who has long championed that free software and
free-market economics need not be mutually exclusive.
Nevertheless, Stallman remains dissatisfied by the
message that came out.
"The way it was presented, the companies were talking
about Linux with no mention of the GNU Project at all,"
Stallman says.
Such disappointments merely contrast the warm response
coming from overseas, especially Asia, Stallman notes.
A quick glance at the Stallman 2000 travel itinerary
bespeaks the growing popularity of the free software
message. Between recent visits to India, China, and
Brazil, Stallman has spent 12 of the last 115 days on
United States soil. His travels have given him an
opportunity to see how the free software concept
translates into different languages of cultures.
"In India many people are interested in free software,
because they see it as a way to build their computing
infrastructure without spending a lot of money,"
Stallman says.


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