On Thu, 2010-06-17 at 04:01 -0400, Richard Stallman wrote:
> That's not the argument we are making.  We say GNU/Linux because GNU wants
>     the credit for the part it delivers other than the kernel.  That's why we
>     say GNU/Linux.
> 
> That's an understatement.  The reason people should call this system
> "GNU/Linux" is that its core is the GNU system, with Linux added.
> 
>                   If we apply that attitude to GNOME we can do the same thing.
> 
> The argument doesn't apply the same for GNOME, since GNOME isn't an
> operating system -- rather, it is a subsystem.

You can apply that same logic and say that GNU isn't an operating
system, just a glue layer between the kernel and the user interface.

Seriously, this argument is leading nowhere. If you honestly intend in
continuing to pursue it, please take it off of foundation-list.

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