I was just getting ready to ask what compiler you put it all together with :)
Thanks for the summary Shawn, I was hoping to attend but couldn't swing it :( Marcel On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 16:28 -0600, Shawn wrote: > I guess I should reiterate one point... :) > > Seeing as Gentoo box is source based, the gcc compiler plays a very important > role, and gcc is a GNU package. But, when you look at the number of packages > on my system as a whole, I believe the GNU packages constitute a very small > percentage... > > Shawn > > On Tuesday 24 May 2005 16:22, Shawn wrote: > > I can understand this view to some extent, but agree with the underlying > > meaning of the previous messages in this thread. The GNU parts are just a > > part of the whole, there are other tools/resources in there that are not > > part of the GNU project. > > > > Personally I run Gentoo on my systems, and other than those packages that > > are licensed under the GPL, I believe GNU plays a very small part on my > > system(s) though I haven't done a thorough audit to be sure.. :) > > > > From my perspective, I don't think anyone in our group is belittling GNU's > > contribution to the success of Linux and open source (Mr. Stallman really > > doesn't like that term... ). We recognize the importance of the FSF (It's > > mentioned very well on our brochure), but to change our name to favor one > > part of the whole doesn't make sense to me. > > > > My thoughts. > > > > Shawn > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
