Damien Miller wrote:
>
> On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, Diego Pons wrote:
>
> > > Of course, most Linux people object just as vehemently to the GNU
> > > people's presumptiveness on this account. I happen to agree with these
> > > Linux people.
> >
> > Would you care to elaborate? I've read GNU's arguments, but you
> > don't state yours.
>
> The counter argument is that Linux (the operating system) is composed
> of code from many sources: BSD, X, GNU and countless other companies,
> projects and individuals.
>
> Calling the combination GNU/Linux credits the GNU project at the
> expense of the majority of other contributors. It even manages to put
> Linux in second place.
>
The other argument is that it was from the very beginning phrased as a
demand by the GNU people. This is particularly obnoxious after having
ignored or even in some case demeaned the Linux people for a while.
Furthermore, according to Stallman, the documentation format of choice
for the GNU system is info, whereas it is definitely man pages for Linux
-- therefore one can reasonably conclude Linux is not the GNU system.
There are several other examples of the GNU people being actively
obstructionist.
-hpa
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