--- Edward Craig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While I see why it's happened, I wish these threads hadn't spread > themselves over two EUGLUG lists (ome of which, [EMAIL PROTECTED], is not > linked from www.euglug.org, and maybe not archived at all), and I'm really > unhappy that while RMS is a major subject of them, so much of them is > hidden from him by those of us neglecting to cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sorry. i don't exactly think it's polite to CC someone when you're flat out calling them a "whiny bitch". but you're right. why hide it. Mr. Stallman, i appreciate dearly the GPL and what it stands for. i will continue to stand behind it and promote it as much as i can. because i believe in it. but will you please quit your bitching about this "GNU/Linux" thing? we all know where <*some of*> the software comes from. get off your ego-trip and take what you're given. have some fun! smoke some dope! if you and your crew would just lighten up and get off your "moral step-stool", i'm sure you could get far more support than you have. and for god's (or who/whatever else you give props to) sake, fix your website. it's so somber and boring. i can't bear to read more than a page at a time... also : "free software" is a misnomer. in today's money-oriented society, all it stands for is "free beer". find another classification and i'm sure it'll make far more sense to the rest of the world. someone on our mailing lists suggested "libre". clearing this up will most likely generate more support for your cause. for instance, i refer to the GPL as a "sharing liscence". it forces everybody in the sandbox to play nicely with the toys they are given. sharing sounds nice, doesn't it? as far as sharing the limelight, which i'm sure will be brought up, let's point out that without Linus, you wouldn't have a strong vehicle from which to promote your stance. further, it's not like you and your crew /don't/ get recognition... why, Microsoft is calling you and your liscence the devil! you guys must have done /something/ right... i have a few questions to ask of you : 1. is "Linux/GNU" acceptable? if not, why? 2. if i pronouce GNU as "new" or "g-n-u", is it a Bad Thing? if so, why? 3. seeing as how most of the essential system software from the FSF is mainly "copies" (this is like that "free" word. don't take it literally...) of Unix software, why aren't we calling GNU "GIU"? 4. if i built a Linux system using only GLibC from your toolset, with the rest of the software from outside sources (GPL or not, it's out there), would i still be obliged to call it "GNU/Linux"? if so, why? also, what percentage of GNU software in a system is required before we are obliged to called it a GNU system? ===== Justin Bengtson @euglug=(v+ e- eug++ bsd? gnu++ s++) [EMAIL PROTECTED] "i called some kid 'b' the other day. it's the price you pay for living hip-hop every day of your life." Jerry (from the Point Blank Rangers) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com
