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任何一场革命或者运动都需要一个理论家,需要一份纲领性的文献,起到真正的“画龙点睛”的神效。除了架构极具思辩力和逻辑性的理论体系,更需要激发起人们对美好理想的向往,为同行者的士气传递极具煽动性的烈焰。目前,这场正在颠覆软件业传统商业模式的自由软件运动也不例外。自由软件精神领袖当然是理查德,斯托尔曼,但他太超凡脱俗,而且,除了提出核心理念外,斯托尔曼缺乏著书立说的能力。这些局限,使得埃里克·雷蒙德脱颖而出,担当了这个角色。如今,他已经成为开放源代码运动(脱胎于自由软件运动)和黑客文化的第一理论家。
Any revolution or movement needs a theorist, and needs a programmatic document that serves as a real “finishing touch.” In addition to constructing highly theoretical and logical theoretical systems, it is even more necessary to stimulate people’s longing for beautiful ideals and to incite flames for the morale of their peers. At the moment, this free software campaign, which is overturning the traditional business model of the software industry, is no exception. The Free Software Spiritual Leader is, of course, Richard Stolman, but he is too sophisticated and, apart from presenting the core idea, Stolman lacks the ability to speak books. These limitations make Eric Raymond stand out and take on this role. Today, he has become the number one theorist of the open source movement (born out of the free software movement) and hacker culture.