From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Masterson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: A rose by any other name (was Re: [OT] Re: configure script) Date: 12 Jun 2002 12:34:08 -0700 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <61D0BADD.74BBFB3A.B8B383E9@netscape.net> <200206081915.g58JFT128804@aztec.santafe.edu> <538dgukrilgffka0tdkddf7hdph4i9b5va@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1023910585 10044 127.0.0.1 (12 Jun 2002 19:36:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:36:25 +0000 (UTC) Return-path: Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([199.232.76.164]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 17IDuq-0002bt-00 for ; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:36:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=fencepost.gnu.org) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 17IDuj-0006f9-00; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 15:36:17 -0400 Original-Received: from trinity.ranger.supernews.net ([216.168.1.22] helo=trinity.supernews.net) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 17IDsy-0006Vp-00 for ; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 15:34:28 -0400 Original-Received: from pa-01.ranger.supernews.net ([216.168.1.34] helo=pa-01.supernews.net) by trinity.supernews.net with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 17IDsn-000Nld-00 for gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:34:17 +0000 Original-Received: (from news@localhost) by pa-01.supernews.net (8.12.2/8.12.2/Submit) id g5CJYGA6090358 for gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:34:16 GMT (envelope-from nntp-bounce@supernews.net) X-Authentication-Warning: pa-01.supernews.net: news set sender to nntp-bounce@supernews.net using -f Original-To: gnu-emacs-bug@prep.ai.mit.edu Original-Path: corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1 Original-X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Original-Lines: 23 Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-admin@gnu.org X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:1973 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.bugs:1973 >>>>> Glenn Morris writes: [...on renaming "Linux" as "GNU/Linux"...] > Trying to make people more aware of all the facts seems like a good > reason to "adulterate" the name to me. Why? People are aware of the facts. Those that are not aware of the facts are barely able to pronounce "linux" let alone care what it or the GNU toolset within it is. > I happen to agree with the view in which the fact that most > distributions are branded as "Acme Linux" (say) is misleading. If the FSF had a copyright (not a copyleft) on the GNU toolset, then perhaps they could request royalties from the Linux distributors and make an impact on getting the name changed. As it is, that ship has already sailed... -- David Masterson David DOT Masterson AT synopsys DOT com Sr. R&D Engineer Synopsys, Inc. Software Engineering Sunnyvale, CA