Richard,
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On another note. Ive noticed you mention "the right thing to do" many times,
infact, so many Im thinkin of having a bowl of oatmeal. Since your on the
topic of the right thing to do, shouldnt you change all your references of
GNU/Linux to Linux/GNU, since GNU wouldnt be much without linux? There is not
GNU kernel, and you need to boot the linux kernel to take advantage of the
GNU software included with every linux distribution... Infact, I would say
that without linux, most of us wouldnt have ever heard of GNU.
So, While I would defend your *RIGHT* to do what you like, I would say that
changing your references from GNU/Linux to Linux/GNU would be the right thing
to do.
Maybe we should consult with Wilford Brimley about this?
Jamie
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> require login, make it customisable.
>
> That won't be very user-friendly, though.
>
> "Do you prefer to call the software system made up of the Linux kernel
> and the GNU userland tools
>
> GNU is not a collection of tools, GNU is an operating system.
> Describing GNU as a collection of "tools" is one of the ways people
> minimize GNU.
>
> Many GNU programs are tools, but not all. The word "tool" has a
> meaning that can stretch to some extent--you could maybe say that BASH
> is a tool, though I would not normally say so. Writers stretch the
> word to try to justify using it, but then their readers interpret the
> word in a narrower sense. So "tools" is the gateway to a path that
> leads predictably to misinforming people.
>
> Anyway, you can hardly stretch the word "tool" far enough to include
> GNU libc, Gtypist, GNU Chess and GNOME.
>
> a. Linux []
> b. GNU/Linux []
>
> If you want to do this, you can, but I'd consider the group more of a
> LUG than a GLUG.
>
> I suspect that RMS has taken to using this as a test of ideological
> purity
>
> It's not about purity in the abstract, it's about whether you spread
> the confusion that hampers our work, or help correct it. See
> http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html for why this makes a
> difference.
>
> If you want to call the system "Linux", as an ACLU member I defend
> your right to do so. But it isn't the right thing to do, and it's not
> helping us.
