Re: tlug: Last night's RMS discussion

["Scott M. Stone" <sstone@example.com>]

On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:

> >>>>> "Scott" == Scott M Stone <sstone@example.com> writes:
> 
>     >> Richard Stallman (lists.oxlug):
>     >> >Would whoever speaks for the FSF
> 
> Please note this is addressed to FSF spokesmen.
> 
>     >> >please call our operating system by its right name?  Please
>     >> >call it GNU, not Linux.
> 
> I don't find this unreasonable at all, in that context.
> 
>     Scott> I'll start calling it GNU when Stallman writes his own
>     Scott> kernel
> 
> He has, and Debian is about to start distribution GNU/Hurd Debian.  At 
> least the policy manual is prepared for that.
> 
> rms is not my favorite person, but he has done a lot of good and you
> should oppose him where he's wrong, not where he's arguably correct.

"arguably" is the key word here -- Linux isn't all GNU, therefore it
shouldn't be called GNU.  If RMS has his own kernel and it doesn't have
X11 or any other non-GNU components, then he can call it GNU all he wants
and I'll support that.  I won't buy/download/install/use it, but I'll
support his right to call it GNU.

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Scott M. Stone, CCNA <sstone@example.com>
UNIX Systems and Network Engineer
Taos - The SysAdmin Company 

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