Hi,
Re the CLUG name change.
> I find the continuity of the CLUG acronym more important than a change
> for no reason.
I agree.
Further, I will jump onto a hobby horse I have.
I find the linking of GNU and Linux as GNU/Linux to be misleading.
It implies that
a) Linux is only GPL software
b) Linux is dependant on GNU for it's well being. This has some merit -
GNU supplied gcc. However, someone else would have supplied gcc equivalent.
Sure, much of the software on a linux box is GNU based. again, the
same argument applies. Others would have provided equivalent
software.
c) GNU is only on linux boxes. Well, GNU software is on windows, BSD,
suns, embedded boxes...
Finally,
in what way will changing the name to anything else further the spread
of linux/unix/free software/quality software ?
Derek.
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On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> Re CLUG name change. I find the continuity of the CLUG acronym more
> important than a change for no reason. Thanks Carl for saying what
> there is to say. If there was a vote I'd vote against any name change.
> This group is pretty informal (we don't even have a committee) and just
> works, any name bla bla just creates confusion. As for the FSF, I
> refuse to bow to their propaganda of GNU/Linux. Look anywhere
> commercial and it's called Linux. My father/whoever don't care what
> it's called, they just want it to work, and Linux is just fine. If RMS
> doesn't want to eat that then that's his problem. I don't have time for
> political BS (getting usable application software is already time
> consuming enough). Besides, did anyone say what benefit there is from
> getting listed on 1 of 10,000 Linux websites? Anyone looking for us
> would use google anyway. I don't have anything against the discussion,
> but we should stop it about here and do nothing. My opinion anyway. :)
>
> Volker
>
>
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