Re: rms on debian
On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 01:19:42AM +1000, Tom Massey wrote:
> * Kevin Mark <kevin@pacific.net.au> [2003-08-17 15:06]:
> > RMS: When I recommend a GNU/Linux distribution, I choose based on
> > ethical considerations. Today I would recommend GNU/LinEx,
>
> Hmm. I respect Mr Stallman's ethical position, but shouldn't he
> be a bit more consistent? If he wants to credit GNU as in GNU/Linux,
> shouldn't he also credit Linux as in GNU/Linux? Has the government
> of Extramadura written a kernel called LinEx that can be run as the
> kernel of a GNU system? Quite seriously, recognising the role that GNU
> has had to play, I think it's equally necessary to recognise the role
> of Linux. Why should anybody call it GNU/Linux over Linux if RMS endorses
> GNU/LinEx?
God! (oh, wait this is the Debian list, nevermind)
LinEx uses the same Linux that Debian does.
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