Re: Debian i386 freeze
>On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Richard Braakman wrote:
>> The GPL specifically names the kernel and compiler as major components.
>> The FSF's position is that these are part of the operating system even
>> if the vendor is too lame to provide them :-)
>The sentence in question also says "and so on" which leaves a lot of
>room to weasel. Maybe not in the '70s but today I don't think you would
>find anyone who doesn't consider the GUI a major system component.
You don't run many servers, do you? X is a major component of a
workstation - on a server, it's an annoying waste of disc space.
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