Davide Inglima - limaCAT wrote: > On Thursday 01 August 2002 19:58, Craig Dickson wrote: > > >> Mandatory schmandatory. "Credit where credit is due" is enough of a > >> reason to insist that it be called by it's true name: "Debian > >> GNU/Linux". Debian is far more than just Linux. My hat's off to the GNU > >> project, and if you think you owe them nothing (or that avoiding giving > >> them credit is something desirable/admirable) you are deluding yourself > >> (and probably only yourself). > > > I agree completely. Anyone who doesn't care for the term "GNU/Linux" > > should try running a Linux system without any GNU components. > > I Think they should also be made to administer a Solaris system without > any GNU component as well :) It might not be pleasant, but it's possible. I believe Sun have their own C library, compiler, and shells, none of which are GNU or GPL software. In comparison, you can't run any Linux distro I know of without GNU's C library. The GNU environment is integral to Linux distros in a way that just isn't true of Solaris or the *BSD Unixes. Craig
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