Z:gnu-www-ja-rms-nyu-2001-transcript--f77d4c-The ideas associated with Linu/en

The ideas associated with Linux &mdash; the philosophy is very different. It is basically the apolitical philosophy of Linus Torvalds. So, when people think that the whole system is Linux, they tend to think: &ldquo;Oh, it must have been all started by Linux Torvalds. His philosophy must be the one that we should look at carefully&rdquo;. And when they hear about the GNU philosophy, they say: &ldquo;Boy, this is so idealistic, this must be awfully impractical. I'm a Linux-user, not a GNU-user.&rdquo; [Laughter]