Will install CD and Live CD be merged in the future?

[Peter Garrett]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:25:36 +0000
Colin Watson <cjwatson at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 12:09:47AM +1100, Peter Garrett wrote:
> > On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:58:38 +1100
> > Jeff Waugh <jeff.waugh at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > <quote who="Alan McKinnon">
> > > > On Tuesday 21 March 2006 12:31, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > > > > However, I'm still tidying up references to "Ubuntu Linux" all over the
> > > > > place. We goofed pretty badly when we launched with
> > > > > 'www.ubuntulinux.org' everywhere. ;-)
> > > > 
> > > > Why's that a problem? AFAIR ubuntu.org was taken
> > > 
> > > Because 'ubuntulinux.org' made everyone think 'Ubuntu Linux'. Gar!
> > 
> > Have I missed something? Are we trying to pretend that Ubuntu is not GNU/
> > Linux?
> 
> No. Originally, the reason we didn't want to put "Ubuntu Linux" at the
> forefront of our naming was that it would bring up the debate about
> whether it should be called "Linux" and "GNU/Linux", and we didn't want
> to be distracted by that.

OK - that makes sense.
> 
> > I would have thought the word "Linux" should be a matter for pride. The
> > day Ubuntu ceases to identify as GNU/Linux will be the day I return to
> > Debian .
> 
> Your phrasing seems to indicate that you regard the terms "Linux" and
> "GNU/Linux" as equivalent, but many do not.

Wrong - well, slightly wrong - I am also avoiding the "GNU/Linux vs. Linux"
debates, by using both terms. I'm aware that Linux, strictly speaking, is
the kernel.

I'm also aware that there is a lot of BSD in there that the "GNU/Linux"
designation conveniently ignores ;-) 

No intention to resurrect any flamewars, though. The terminology in itself
is not, in my view, an issue. I just feel it is important to identify
Ubuntu as part of the "movement", independent of kernel type where
relevant.

 Of course, Nexenta seems to be kind of "Ubuntu/Solaris" from
what I read... Perhaps before we die, we might even see a usable
"Ubuntu/HURD"....  ;-)

*Cough* I don't advise people to hold their collective breath on the last
one.


-- 
Peter Garrett