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Re: Debian GNU or Debian GNU/Hurd?



On Qui, 2001-09-27 at 04:05, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> 
> Well, if RMS prefers "Debian GNU/Hurd", then I have no objection to
> the name.
> 
> 

Here's a message found in my Inbox:

On Seg, 2001-09-10 at 01:58, Richard Stallman wrote:
>> Do you think the GNU system running the GNU Hurd kernel should be 
>> called GNU or GNU/Hurd?
> 
> We use both names.  This is the GNU system, but when we want to 
> emphasize
> the contrast with the GNU/Linux variant, we call it GNU/HURD.
> 

Until GNU/Hurd gets more attention (there's not even an offical Debian
release based on it yet) it seems clear that the contrast with GNU/Linux
should be emphasized. 

Now the question is: is the kernel "GNU Hurd" or "The GNU Hurd"? ;)

--
Evandro



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