KernelTrap: No More Free BitKeeper

This has already been discussed at length on Slashdot etc. Most people were distracted by whether RMS was right, or whether the Kernel is better off thanks to the past 2 years of greater efficiency.

So I’ll bring up another point. By Linus effeftively saying, “I’ll use this non-free product until something better comes along” he killed the chance of a alternative getting off the ground. He plugged a leak with a rag, and no one felt the need to step up and fill it right. My hope and prediction is that a Free alternative will now make an appearance and can be used as an example for other software “crutches”.