http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.html
Perens would later resign from the OSI, expressing
regret that the organization had set itself up in
opposition to Stallman and the FSF. Still, looking back
on the need for a free software definition outside the
Free Software Foundation's auspices, Perens understands
why other hackers might still feel the need for
distance. "I really like and admire Richard," says
Perens. "I do think Richard would do his job better if
Richard had more balance. That includes going away from
free software for a couple of months."
Stallman's monomaniacal energies would do little to
counteract the public-relations momentum of open source
proponents. In August of 1998, when chip-maker Intel
purchased a stake in GNU/Linux vendor Red Hat, an
accompanying New York Times article described the
company as the product of a movement "known
alternatively as free software and open source."See Amy Harmon, "For Sale: Free
Operating System," New
York Times (September 28, 1998).
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