RMS, Free software and the Ubuntu CDs

[Alexander Skwar]

Michael T. Richter wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-01-07 at 16:53 +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote:
>> > The problem with RMS and his cohorts is that he comes across as very, 
>> > very snide and jealous when other people are successful where he isn't.  
>> > He's been snarky and snide toward Linus Torvalds (and Linux as a whole) 
>> > because people call this Linux instead of GNU+Linux or GNU/Linux.  
> 
>> But actually, he *IS* right in doing this. Linux isn't so great
>> only because of the kernel (ie. Linux), but for a great part
>> because of the userland, ie. GNU.
> 
> And X?  What about X?

What about X? My servers run *very* fine without X, thanks :)

>  I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 
> GNU doesn't mean a damn in terms of Linux's sudden surge on the desktop 
> without X.

On the desktop. That might be right. But Linux still is more important
on servers. And one thing that's common between desktops and servers
is, that they use the GNU userland.

> Further, just on the side of salesmanship: a short, easily-pronounced 
> name -- "Linux" in this case -- is far superior to a clumsy expression 
> like "Guh-new plus Linux" or "Guh-new slash Linux".

Hä? I always pronunce "GNU/Linux" as "gnu linux". I omit the slash. And
"gnu" isn't such a hard word...

Is my pronuniciation wrong? And what's that "GNU+Linux"? I've never heard
that before. Where was this term used first?

> No, I'm standing by my position that he's being pissy about GNU/Linux or 
> GNU+Linux not because it actually makes sense in any meaningful way,

Yes, it very much *does* make sense, as the userland is, what makes
Linux so powerful.

> but 
> instead because he's upset that Linus Torvalds was successful and he wasn't.

He wasn't? I tend to disagree.

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Alexander Skwar
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