Lol :P Keith Vassallo wrote: > Yep, > > That pretty much nails it! > > Keith > > On 25 Aug 2008, at 12:55, Anton Xuereb wrote: > >> 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] >> <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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]> >> > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> / >> > >> > >> > *Happy Birthday Linux!!!* >> > >> > >> > Ramon Casha >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > MLUG-list mailing list >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[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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