____/ [H]omer on Saturday 27 October 2007 23:13 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>
>> The Perfect Crime
>
> I must say I'm surprised to see you cite an article like this. I can
> only assume you meant it as a talking point.
>
> The "variants" that the author can't seem to find are GNU/Hurd and
> GNU/BSD, both of which are available as Debian systems:
>
> http://www.debian.org/ports/#nonlinux
>
> Which of course makes the point that Linux (the kernel) is not exactly
> irreplaceable in the GNU system.
>
> As to the assertion that Stallman hijacked the Linux name, it is IMHO
> quite the opposite, as I've stated before. Linux is a kernel, that's
> all. GNU comprises most of the rest of the core components that make a
> system actually usable. For someone to describe e.g. Ubuntu as a "Linux
> distro" is to ignore attribution of a huge proportion of the core
> system. One might just as easily call it "Ubuntu Gnome" or "Ubuntu KDE",
> as "Ubuntu Linux".
>
> The whole point of the name "GNU/Linux" is respectful attribution of the
> primary components that comprise the actual operating system environment
> ... not some /hijacking/ attempt. It seems that the author not only
> lacks common sense, but good manners as well.
Yes, I saw what I cited (didn't read the /whole/ thing) and thought the same
thing. GNU makes up 15% of Debian, IIRC, whereas Linux is just 3% (in terms of
LOCs). It's amazing that only a tiny fragment of the O/S often gets all the
credit. In the case of Ubuntu (and many users don't even know it's Linux),
it's the wrapper that gets all the credit. Very few Ubuntu users know about
the roots in Debian.
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