Re: The return of RMS and GNU/Linux

[Ian Jackson <ian@chiark.chu.cam.ac.uk>]

David Engel writes ("The return of RMS and GNU/Linux"):
> Did anyone else catch the following in the etc/NEWS file from
> emacs-19.31?
> 
> > ** Change in system-type and system-configuration values.
> > 
> > The value of system-type on a Linux-based GNU system is now `lignux',
> > not `linux'.  This means that some programs which use `system-type'
> > need to be changed.  The value of `system-configuration' will also
> > be different.
...

Bruce Perens writes ("Re:  The return of RMS and GNU/Linux"):
> Please feel free to edit all mentions of "lignuix" or whatever he calls
> it to "linux" and have these changes appear in the .diff file for your
> package.

Quite; shall I add this recommendation to the Guidelines, or would
that be too provocative ?

(Yes, I know that RMS is very provocative, but he's often
_incredibly_ thick when it comes to dealing with people and probably
thinks that he's being entirely reasonable and that everyone will now
see it this way.)

Ian.