Jean,

Have a look at this:
http://codeincarnate.com/entry/kyle/2008/08/18/gnulinux-what-there-a-name

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Jean Azzopardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> One mistake : GNU/Linux.
> Ramon Casha wrote:
> > On the 25th August 1991 the following message appeared on the
> > newsgroup /comp.os.minix/:
> >
> > /Hello everybody out there using minix- /
> >
> > /I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big
> > and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has
> > been brewing since april, and is starting to get ready. I'd like
> > any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix; as my OS
> > resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-sytem
> > due to practical reasons)among other things. /
> >
> > /I've currently ported bash (1.08) an gcc (1.40), and things seem to
> work.
> > This implies that i'll get something practical within a few months,
> > and I'd
> > like to know what features most people want. Any suggestions are welcome,
> > but I won't promise I'll implement them :-) /
> >
> > /Linus Torvalds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> /
> >
> >
> > *Happy Birthday Linux!!!*
> >
> >
> > Ramon Casha
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