Re: [OT] GNU - Linux and Debian.......
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:46:09PM EDT, David L. Craig wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 07:23:02PM -0400, Chris Jones wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 04:27:05PM EDT, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>
> > > What the GNU project has done is give a name and a visibility,
> > > defined a set of guidelines (and licenses) and created the
> > > expectations that define both the Open Source and the Free
> > > Software movement.
> > Enlightening post. Thank you.
>
> While I do agree with this perspective, I do think it tends
> to overly minimize the actual software the FSF produced and
> maintains, especially gcc and the binutils, which were and
> are absolutely essential for everything else. I've said before
> that Linux' portability is gcc's portability, and for that
> reason alone, we do well to accomodate RMS' request for GNU
> attribution.
Come to think of it, maybe "food for thought" was closer to what I
meant.
And thanks for reminding us of the essential role of gcc, glibc, and
binutils. I'm too new to GNU/linux to remember.. but would anything
have been possible without them?
CJ
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