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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: "MIT/GNU/Linux"
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:42:18 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvd55w62np.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.2487.1167396377.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

> So lemme see...
> (1) "Linux" is just kernel
> (2) GNU/Linux is the operating system formed by running the GNU tools  on
> top of that kernel

I believe RMS's use of "GNU" in "GNU/Linux" does not really refer to the
so-called GNU tools, but the GNU project which endeavored, long before it
seemed even remotely possible, to build a 100% Free Software operating
system.  To this end, it built tools like gcc, it designed licenses such as
the GPL, it encouraged other people to release their code under a Free
license, and it kind of brought some sense and long term vision to all the
"free hacking" that was going on piecemeal around the world.


        Stefan

  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-01-03  6:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-12-27 11:46 gnu vs. xemacs H.
2006-12-27 12:57 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2006-12-27 13:10 ` Peter Dyballa
2006-12-27 13:59 ` Sven Bretfeld
2006-12-28 10:27   ` Ramprasad
     [not found]   ` <mailman.2429.1167301573.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-28 11:27     ` Tim X
2006-12-28 18:57       ` Matthew Flaschen
     [not found]       ` <mailman.2457.1167332268.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-28 23:53         ` Tim X
2006-12-29  1:12           ` Leo
2006-12-29 12:46             ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" (was: gnu vs. xemacs) B. Smith-Mannschott
2006-12-29 13:59               ` Micha Feigin
2006-12-29 14:17                 ` Gian Uberto Lauri
2006-12-29 17:27                 ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Alexey Pustyntsev
2006-12-29 18:35                   ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Kim F. Storm
     [not found]               ` <mailman.2488.1167400944.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-29 15:29                 ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Giorgos Keramidas
2006-12-30  0:28                   ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Tim X
2006-12-30  6:05                     ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Matthew Flaschen
     [not found]                     ` <mailman.2537.1167458715.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-30 12:09                       ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Tim X
2006-12-30 17:13                         ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Matthew Flaschen
     [not found]                         ` <mailman.2550.1167498938.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-31  2:36                           ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Tim X
2006-12-31 15:42                             ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Giorgos Keramidas
2007-01-01  2:45                               ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Tim X
2006-12-31 15:34                     ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Giorgos Keramidas
2007-01-01  2:21                       ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Tim X
2006-12-29 23:12                 ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Jay Belanger
2006-12-30 15:13                   ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Micha Feigin
     [not found]                   ` <mailman.2547.1167491771.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-30 17:19                     ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Robert Thorpe
2006-12-30 17:49                 ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" (was: gnu vs. xemacs) Robert Thorpe
2006-12-30 19:20                   ` Matthew Flaschen
     [not found]             ` <mailman.2487.1167396377.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-01-03  6:42               ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2007-01-03  8:17                 ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Drew Adams
2007-01-03 10:03                 ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Matthew Flaschen
     [not found]                 ` <mailman.2685.1167818637.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-01-03 20:33                   ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Stefan Monnier
2007-01-04  9:14                     ` "MIT/GNU/Linux" Matthew Flaschen
     [not found]           ` <mailman.2475.1167354778.2155.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-12-29 18:23             ` gnu vs. xemacs Hadron Quark
2006-12-29 18:32               ` Ralf Angeli
2006-12-27 19:52 ` David Kastrup
2006-12-28 14:36 ` insert name
2006-12-28 20:25   ` David Kastrup

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