I'm pretty GNU/Linux is gnu because it's built with gnu software and compiled with gcc. That's why it's GNU/Linux. You could build a linux distro on whatever compiler and with what ever software you want. Then it wouldn't be GNU/Linux. If you made an LFS that comprised of gnu software, it would be GNU/LFS :P I think Solaris isn't built on all Sun software. Windows is definitely built on all microsoft crap. -Josh On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:41:49 -0600, Troy.A Johnson <troy.johnson at health.state.mn.us> wrote: > >>> Mike Miller <mbmiller at taxa.epi.umn.edu> 03/09/05 12:46 PM >>> > >On Wed, 9 Mar 2005, Dave Sherohman wrote: > >> Then again, Stallman's advocated for "Linux" starting with an invisible > > >> (but decidedly not silent...) "GNU", but that doesn't seem to have > >> caught on. (Thankfully.) > >It doesn't predominate, but I've heard it fairly often. > >Linux would not have existed if it weren't for GNU and the GPL. I can > >understand why Stallman feels a bit ripped off when he started the ball > >rolling and Torvalds is getting most of the attention. Torvald's > >contribution looks a lot smaller to me than Stallman's. > > On one hand, I am a big fan of Stallman's simply > because of GNU and the GPL. I feel bad for him > because he is not usually given due credit for his > accomplishments. > > On the other hand, the "GNU Linux" thing makes > him look like a glory hound. Bad PR. I think Linux > owes much to many contributors like Andrew Tridgell > and Tatu Ylonen, but they would look only slightly > more silly suggesting calling Linux names like > Samba Linux and SSH Linux. Their contributions > may not compare to GNUs, but it doesn't matter. The > suggester of the "name change" appears to be > "tooting their own horn" and "needy" for attention. > > To me, Linux is a cool kernel and lots of great > GNU (and other) software. But people (myself included) > like to refer to things by short names. I (and at least a > few others) don't feel the need to proclaim GNUs > greatness every time I mention Linux. I still know GNU > is great software. The fact that others do not is a GNU > public relations problem, not a problem Linux or Linus > Torvalds has to solve. > > That's my 2 cents. > > Troy > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >