Open source Christianity, Linux God

by cw Email

Another thought along those lines:

It is interesting to see the metamorphosis of the open-source linux communities in parallel to the church of Jesus Christ; it started in the beginning altruistic, with purity of purpose and a lack of worldly corruption. Then man's teachings and religion took over, everyone became entrenched in defending their own little slice of dogma, and the state eventually mandated and even demanded attendance(French government does Linux deal). Self-appointed leaders took over as the Head of each denomination, or started a new one(gentoo developer's spat) . It became a big money-spinning business, and alliances with the enemy were formed in order to cover butts (Novell/MS deal ?) As the society grew in knowledge and information, it became disillusioned with what was being offered, resulting in apathy and sense of irrelevance(Ok, only MS so far is in this boat). The power was gone to control the people. Then the people started to see that this was not the way it was meant to be, that there could be more, and that they had been sold a pup all along. The people went off in search of their own relationship with God, and He was there for them.

Some of this hasn't yet happened to Linux, but consider this a prophecy that it will. But what might God look like for Linux? There's a curly question for you.

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