BTW, this should clear it up for all of you. http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html -Josh On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:50:02 -0600, Josh Close <narshe at gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > > >