Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Mar 1999 04:11:36 -0800 (PST) | From | <> | Subject | Re: GNU/Linux |
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On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Richard Stallman wrote:
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> We've already had evidence posted to this list that FSF-owned tools > constitute less than 10% of the SuSE OS distribution. > > The FSF-copyrighted programs are a portion of the GNU software, and > tools are also just a portion. So what fraction of a particular > system consists of FSF-copyrighted tools has no special significance.
So, what exactly is the point here? You want it to be GNU/SuSE/Linux because it contains even one FSF/GNU tool? Why not call it Vixie/Linux 'coz RedHat ships with Vixie cron and BIND? When I use Linux, I use it for the kernel and the general environment that is common to all Linux distributions that I've worked with so far. I could run Solaris or FreeBSD with a big pile of GNU software if I wanted to, but I don't think I'd like that too much...
--- tani hosokawa river styx internet
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