Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-16 Thread Richard Stallman
I agree with your postion on calling a Linux system GNU/Linux. Have you considered using the name GNU/Windows when refering to machines that use the RedHat Cygwin UNIX envoroment? No, because in that case the whole Windows system is still there. GNU/Linux means the GNU system

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-15 Thread Elmar Haneke
J. Grant wrote: I agree with your postion on calling a Linux system GNU/Linux. Have you considered using the name GNU/Windows when refering to machines that use the RedHat Cygwin UNIX envoroment? (Debian) GNU/Linux is an Linux-Distribution using GNU-GPL. GNU/Windows in analogy should

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-15 Thread J. Grant
wrote: On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 01:12:56PM +0900, J. Grant wrote: I agree with your postion on calling a Linux system GNU/Linux. Have you considered using the name GNU/Windows when refering to machines that use the RedHat Cygwin UNIX envoroment? This would be good publicity for the GNU tools

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-15 Thread Tim Prince
On Monday 15 April 2002 04:22, J. Grant wrote: Hello cgf, The idea was from a conversation I had with some co-workers, not entirely seriously but thank you for your reply setting the facts straight. Windows has been established as a reasonable generic word IMO, with the Lindows case this

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-15 Thread Chris Tooley
On Mon, 2002-04-15 at 10:26, Christopher Faylor wrote: On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 08:22:19PM +0900, J. Grant wrote: The idea was from a conversation I had with some co-workers, not entirely seriously but thank you for your reply setting the facts straight. So, sending this email RMS was a

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-15 Thread Warren Postma
Quoth JG: Hello RMS, I agree with your postion on calling a Linux system GNU/Linux. ... I think we should all refer to his Stallman-ness, as GNU/RMS. As for Cygwin, I think the RedHat representative said it best: It's their baby, so they get to name it. In the case of the Linux kernel,

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-15 Thread Roberto J Dohnert
: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Amen, but its not VI forever !! its Pico forever :) as for GNU/Windows that is about the stupidest thing I ever heard, Cygwin is a great name. next thing you know someone will want them to name it Red Hat Windows

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-15 Thread J. Grant
hello cgf, Christopher Faylor wrote: On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 08:22:19PM +0900, J. Grant wrote: The idea was from a conversation I had with some co-workers, not entirely seriously but thank you for your reply setting the facts straight. So, sending this email RMS was a joke, then? Are you

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-14 Thread Christopher Faylor
On Mon, Apr 15, 2002 at 01:12:56PM +0900, J. Grant wrote: I agree with your postion on calling a Linux system GNU/Linux. Have you considered using the name GNU/Windows when refering to machines that use the RedHat Cygwin UNIX envoroment? This would be good publicity for the GNU tools

GNU/Windows

2002-04-14 Thread J. Grant
Hello RMS, I agree with your postion on calling a Linux system GNU/Linux. Have you considered using the name GNU/Windows when refering to machines that use the RedHat Cygwin UNIX envoroment? This would be good publicity for the GNU tools that are installed on Windows machines. Also it would

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-14 Thread Roland Glenn McIntosh
For the record, I assumed that JG was being sarcastic, because that idea sounded so foreign to me. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ:

Re: GNU/Windows

2002-04-14 Thread Ryan T. Sammartino
or not: - if it was meant to be funny, it failed. - if it wasn't meant to be funny, it failed. Anyways... shouldn't it be GNU\Windows? rim shot -- Ryan T. Sammartino http://members.shaw.ca/ryants/ WHOA!! Ken and Barbie are having TOO MUCH FUN!! It must be the NEGATIVE IONS!! -- Unsubscribe info: http