Re: Is this statement correct?
On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:20:52 -0500 (EST), Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 02/17/2011 07:54 PM, Stephen Powell wrote:
>> The longer, more formal name of Debian is "Debian GNU/Linux". It is called that
>> because the core of the system is the fusion of the Linux kernel (which is not
>> part of the GNU project) with the basic GNU tools (such as the programs found
>> in the "coreutils" package, for example). The Debian project wished to acknowledge
>> the major contribution that the GNU project made to the distribution in the
>> early days (and still continues to do so).
>
>
> Then it should be named:
> Debian GNU/X/GNOME/KDE/Lots-of-other-stuff Linux.
>
> I remember when RMS got all pissy about Hurd getting overshadowed by
> a little punk from Finland and fearing that people would forget
> about his greatness.
:-)
Quoting from the Debian FAQ:
The Debian Project was created by Ian Murdock in 1993, initially under
the sponsorship of the Free Software Foundation's GNU project. Today,
Debian's developers think of it as a direct descendent of the GNU project.
That explains why GNU had enough clout to get their name in the title.
--
.''`. Stephen Powell
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