From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Micha Feigin" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: "MIT/GNU/Linux" (was: gnu vs. xemacs) Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:59:39 +0200 Message-ID: <000101c72b51$94f5f1c0$0200a8c0@meravi> References: <53DBB117-63D5-45D2-8863-7B90BEDB0D54@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dough.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1167400976 27854 80.91.229.10 (29 Dec 2006 14:02:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:02:56 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 29 15:02:54 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1H0IJq-0004by-Cx for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:02:46 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H0IJp-00030s-Tc for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:02:45 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H0IJT-0002yZ-6p for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:02:23 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1H0IJN-0002tG-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:02:22 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1H0IJM-0002t8-DF for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:02:16 -0500 Original-Received: from [132.66.16.26] (helo=doar.tau.ac.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1H0IJL-0006m6-Pn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:02:16 -0500 Original-Received: from meravi (89.0.16.147.dynamic.barak-online.net [89.0.16.147]) by doar.tau.ac.il (Postfix) with ESMTP id 715B3BEEF; Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:59:13 +0200 (IST) Original-To: "'B. Smith-Mannschott'" , X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <53DBB117-63D5-45D2-8863-7B90BEDB0D54@gmail.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 thread-index: AccrSYGVfQBqxkCHTnyc7fVU0w5BHwAB6y4g X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:40000 Archived-At: > -----Original Message----- > From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+michf=post.tau.ac.il@gnu.org > [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+michf=post.tau.ac.il@gnu.org] > On Behalf Of B. Smith-Mannschott > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 2:46 PM > To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Subject: "MIT/GNU/Linux" (was: gnu vs. xemacs) > > > On Dec 29, 2006, at 02:12, Leo wrote: > > In every emacs-* mailing lists, it has been extremely consistent to > > use Linux and GNU/Linux i.e. Linux means the kernel and > GNU/Linux is > > the operating system that contains a Linux kernel. > The operating system is the kernel. GNU is one of the more popular option (but not the only one) for the tools running over the operating system. I think GNU/Linux is just RMS being overly pushy and and egomaniac. > So lemme see... > (1) "Linux" is just kernel Linux is the operating system > (2) GNU/Linux is the operating system formed by running the > GNU tools on top of that kernel > > => > > Actually, we should use "MIT/GNU/Linux", at least when What about qt etc ? > including X11 on top of GNU/Linux. I'm sure I wouldn't feel What if you replace GNU tools? (there are alternative options to most if not all) > at all tempted to shorten a handy phrase like > "MIT/GNU/Linux". It just rolls of the tongue. > > I'm inclined to agree with the point made by the pedants of > "GNU/ Linux", but I do wonder: where does it end? > > *ducks* > > > // ben > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > help-gnu-emacs mailing list > help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs > > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System at the Tel-Aviv > University CC. > >