On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 12:47:27PM -0400, Dennis Payne wrote: > > The resistance to GNU/Linux comes from the term being annoying to > say/write.
Yes---it's annoying because it reminds about a project whose goal has always been helping people use their computers in freedom. > Lego insists that it is Lego bricks not Legos but people use > the shorter one. Also the blatant attempt to jump on the success of > Linux annoyed people. Why didn't they argue this from day one? They did [0]. > Why didn't they argue it with BSD? BSD is not variant of GNU [1]. > Unless you are a developer, a Linux user > may not interact with any GNU program. A Linux user is even less likely to interact with the kernel than with a program like jami, nano or octave. A more subtle misconception is about the scope of the GNU Project: it isn't just about writing some programs, it's about collecting a complete operating system, including many non-GNU programs [2]. > Why shouldn't it be Gnome/X11/Linux or KDE/Linux? GNU is the principal developer of the operating system [3]. > Interestingly most people do not refer to > Android phones as Linux systems. While you might argue it is because > they don't know it runs Linux. I think the knowledgeable don't because > they understand that Linux encompasses the standard tools/UI which > Android throws out. Exactly, and this is another reason why the name of the desktop OS should contain "GNU" [4]. > Saying people who don't support Richard Stallman are ungrateful is > flawed. The GNU Project isn't limited to Richard Stallman---after all, its originator didn't name it after himself; and the actual issue isn't gratefulness, it's ultimately supporting freedom [5]. [0] https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#wait [1] https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#bsd [2] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#TheGNUsystem [3] https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#many [4] https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#usegnulinuxandandroid [5] https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#whycare
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