On Sat, Mar 11, 2000 at 09:39:17PM -0500, Lucas C. Wagner wrote: > > > > This is very wrong, please don't make such errornous statements in the > > public. It only alienates people. > > > > Well, aside from the political correctness, I would say many people view it > as a replacement for the Linux kernel even if those are not the words that > you would choose to say them in.
I wouldn't object if you say it's your replacement, or anyones in particular. It's also my replacement, but the truth is even better: It does not replace something else, it fills a long-standing huge gap: Nothing like the Hurd was ever attempted before. > RMS's dogmatics don't help the issue and > many Linux users say worse things about the Hurd because of Torvalds' > discussion a while back. I think they can withstand a few comments like > these... Two false don't make a right :) Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org Check Key server Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org for public PGP Key [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
