In short: just say NO TO DRUGS, and maybe you won't end up like the Hurd people.

I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same time, I think the Microsoft hatred is a disease.

Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get them.

Being open source meant that I could work on the technical side (along with lots of other people), and others who had the interest and inclination could start up companies around it.

I don't think commercialization is the answer to anything. It's just one more facet of Linux, and not the deciding one by any means.

If it is relevant there is always somebody else out there.

Github is an excellent hosting service; I have nothing against it at all.