tbh, i think we should stick to calling it linux....the gnu guys are just sore about hurd never taking off and want a piece of the action...so everytime someone calls it linux they throw a tantrum about it being calling GNU/LINUX just to have their name in it
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Ramon Casha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nah. I don't agree - for two reasons. First and most importantly, because > it annoys Richard Stallman. > > Second: What about X11? To many people it's as much a part of the operating > system as the find utility by GNU. What about KDE? With Linux, the line > between operating system and applications is more blurred than with Windows > since in Windows you have to pay extra for everything, whereas in Linux you > get everything packaged on the same CD. So you're running > GNU/Linux/Xorg/Qt/KDE/OpenOffice.org/Mozilla/Ximian/etc.... or just Linux :) > > Ramon Casha > > > 2008/8/25 Jean Azzopardi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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 >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > MLUG-list mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >
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