Pablo Manalastas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> It rankles me how people like to make jokes about RMS. >> It's like making jokes about freedom. > >I am sorry if my original post hurt some people in this list, >but there is nothing in that post that "makes a joke" about >RMS or even hints at making a joke about RMS. I'm all respect for >the guy and I believe that his gcc is the greatest c/c++ compiler >in the world -- I use it all the time and I please don't take my >post as an act of ingratitude to him.
Nah, I wasn't really hurt. Masama lang siguro ang gising, that's why I reacted defensively. > >What I do not understand is his over-insistence on the name >GNU/Linux for the operating system that we all love. There's a lot >of BSD code in Linux; Linux is almost always bundled with sendmail, >apache, xfree86, perl, mozilla, kde, gnome, etc. But these entities >don't insist that we call Linux by the name >"GNU-BSD-Apache-Xfree-Perl-KDE-Etc-Linux". Is not the simple name >"Linux" enough? > >No disrespect for RMS. Just asking. Dido has answered this question sufficiently, I think (take a look also at faifzilla.org). And to add my personal opinion (again), I think it's okay to call it just "Linux" among "ourselves" (developers, or at least those who compile from source; since anyone who does a ./configure quickly becomes aware of GNU, especially if problems crop up :-), but for press releases and other stuff meant for the un-initiated public "GNU/Linux" is a better term. In fairness to GNU (this following the technical argument that the Linux kernel plus glibc/gcc/GNU-utils make up the core of the OS) and also because the GNU manifesto is a powerful attraction to certain kinds of people. Plus, people better be aware of licensing issues quick, and no better way to do this than acquainting them with the GPL. I mean, everytime I hear/read serious talk about "intellectual property" I shudder in fear (and sometimes mirth). As for the naming of distro's, I don't have an opinion on that, but "Debian GNU/Linux" sounds coolest and techie-est, me thinks. __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ �)b���x���,z����Y��ך�֫r�zƭ��i��e� b��h� aN�^j��zwn�˛���m觶��ܭ��n�����-�+-��b��\�d���r��z�-����M{�z��� ��.n�+�����^n�r��a�)��w�n'�z����b��*�)���&
