suggestion for a Nobel Prace Prize for Linus Torvalds

[Russ Crawford]

I can get behind this.

http://www.ridenbaugh.com/index.php/2009/11/18/a-northwest-nobel-option/

Linus would be an excellent addition to this list:

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/index.html

[Ken Barber]

I think Linus would be a far more appropriate recipient than some of the murderers, thieves and jackals that have recently polluted the good name of the prize.

But frankly, I wouldn't want his reputation tainted by including him in that group.

[Howard Coles]

Finally someone who would deserve it, and it started with the Guy who invented the internet!   Well, OK so that last part ain't true, beheld.

See ya'
Howard Coles Jr.
John 3:16!

Choose Life!

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[David R. Wilson]

That looks like a great idea to me.

Dave

[andrew mcelroy]

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:31 AM, David R. Wilson <da...@wwns.com> wrote:
> That looks like a great idea to me.
>
> Dave
>
> On Sat, 2009-11-21 at 03:29 -0600, Russ Crawford wrote:
>> I can get behind this.
>>
>> http://www.ridenbaugh.com/index.php/2009/11/18/a-northwest-nobel-option/
>>
>> Linus would be an excellent addition to this list:

O come on! Torvalds?

If anything it needs to be split between RMS and Torvalds.

Without the legal framework that RMS and friends came up with
Linux could have remained proprietary or even BSD licensed, which would
essentially lead to OSX.

From wikipedia:
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel

"In the start, Torvalds released Linux under a license which did not
allow anyone to sell it. This was soon changed to the GNU General
Public License (GPL), during version 0.12. This license allows
distribution and sale of modified and unmodified versions of Linux but
requires that all those copies be released under the same license and
be accompanied by the complete corresponding source code."


Andrew

[David R. Wilson]

If we award it to Linus and then next year RMS we have two years without
a politician winning the award. If nothing else it would help to
improve the image of the award.

Dave

[andrew mcelroy]

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:16 AM, David R. Wilson <da...@wwns.com> wrote:
> If we award it to Linus and then next year RMS we have two years without
> a politician winning the award.  If nothing else it would help to
> improve the image of the award.
>

Why not give in the ACM Turing award?
He seems better qualified for anyway.

http://awards.acm.org/homepage.cfm?awd=140

Andrew

[Don Delp]

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Only mostly off topic:
Steven Crowder - I Gots a Peace Prize
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnLqoRtUAVg

[Russ Crawford]

andrew mcelroy wrote:
>
> O come on! Torvalds?
>
> If anything it needs to be split between RMS and Torvalds.
>

I has thought about just that for my original post.

I decided to avoid inviting controversy. Who of us (NLUG) would
DISAPPROVE of a Nobel Prize for Linus.

Linux would not be where it is without the GPL AND Stallman's
philosophy. The GPL probably would not have been enough.

When RMS speaks in Nashville, you can bet that I will be there.

[John R. Dennison]

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 09:50:37PM -0600, Russ Crawford wrote:
>
> I decided to avoid inviting controversy. Who of us (NLUG) would
> DISAPPROVE of a Nobel Prize for Linus.

I would. I don't see him being at all deserving, sorry.

> Linux would not be where it is without the GPL AND Stallman's
> philosophy. The GPL probably would not have been enough.

Arguable.

> When RMS speaks in Nashville, you can bet that I will be there.

Bring air freshener.

John

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It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable
to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong.
-- G. K. Chesterton

[Bill Woody]

Could I get an invitation?

[Matt Latsha]

I have a feeling that the Nobel committee would more likely elect
Richard M. Stallman