I agree. I think we should give credit where it is due. After all, I'd say most of the technical problems discussed on the list have to do with GNU apps not the kernel or its modules (though drivers are a hot topic). Personally I think RMS has been a bit immodest on the whole GNU/Linux naming issue, but it does at least help get exposure to the GNU movement.
weston On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 01:51, Patrick Lang wrote: > Personally, I agree that we should change the name permanently. I think we > owe more to GNU than Linus Torvalds. Linux is a nice kernel, lots of > drivers, pretty stable, etc, but I would not be using Linux if it were > Linus's kernel, Motorola's Codewarrior, MetroX, and CDE. True, not all of > these apps have been replaced by GNU apps, but GNU and BSD applications are > the basis of what we started from. I didn't compile my kernel with Visual > C++ or CodeWarrior. Linux succeeded because it joined into the GNU > community. As far as BSD apps go, I don't know if I have any on here for > that matter, but the BSD license does not guarantee us the source code for > improvements on those tools. > > So, let's change the name, bring him here to a big conference room and > properly promote the speech. This is our chance to expand to be the > organization IMHO we should be, moneywise and participationwise. Like it or > not, this is a Microsoft campus, this could be the first step to change that. > A bunch of people sitting around all day emailing doesn't get that changed. > > Example: > --------[Judith runs in, paniced.] > Judith They've arrested Brian!! > PFJ What? > Judith They've dragged him off. They're going to crucify him. > Reg Right. This calls for immediate discussion. > Judith What?!? > Rebel1 Immediate. > Rebel2 Right. > Loretta New motion? > Reg Completely new motion. Eh, That, ah. That there be, ah, immediate > action, > Francis ... ah, once the vote has been taken. > Reg Well, obviously once the vote has been taken, you can't act on a > resolution 'till you've voted on it. > Judith Reg, for God's sake, let's go now, please! > Reg Yeah, yeah. Right, right. In the, in the ligh of fresh information > from ah, sibling Judith. > Loretta [Who's taking notes.] Ah, not so fast, Reg. > Judith Reg, For God's sake. It's perfectly simple. All you've got to do is > to go out of that door now, and try to stop the Romans nailing him > up. It's happening, Reg. Something's actually happening, Reg. Can't > you understand? Aaawoooooo!!!!! > [She rushes out in a rage.] > > > Patrick > > _______________________________________________ > Siglinux mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux > _______________________________________________ Siglinux mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux
