Lawrence Sweeney wrote:
>
> On Thu, 3 May 2001 18:30:03 +0100 (BST), Paul Millar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
>
> > So the question is: should we be call ourselves the "Scottish GNU/Linux
> > Users Group" or the "Scottish Linux Users Group"?
> >
> > [ ] Scottish GNU/Linux Users Group
> > [X] Scottish Linux Users Group
> > [ ] Don't care
> >
> This is a valid question regarding distros, nevertheless I don't think it applies to
>us.
> Are we to exclude people who choose to run CDE.
> Or do we call it the troll tech/artistic licence/XFree/etc...
> Many important tools aren't GNU.
>
> Let's agree we all use (or are interested in) the linux kernel, and that's enough.
>
> Maybe there is place for a Scottish GNU software users group.
I'd have to agree with Lawrence, SLUG is the most viable name for the
group...as he points out, there are many licenses spread throughout a
"distribution".
In fact, there are even different licenses in the core Kernel, with some
code being still covered by the UCB (of BSD) fame (try a find
/usr/src/linux | xargs grep -i regents).
The thing that unites all "Linux" distributions, is the Kernel, which is
the Linux Kernel, the only possible alteration in name (and I say this
in jest) is towards a Scottish Free Unix Group (since I know I'm not
alone in running non-Linux systems), but to tell the truth, I'm happy
with SLUG as a name...if it's good enough for Sydney, it's good enough
for me!
Kevin
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