ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès) wrote:

> Agreed.  But note that RMS asked me to not insist on calling the OS 
> “the GNU system”, at least for now (AIUI, his main concern is that 
> GNU = GNU/Hurd, which is not currently supported.)

I wonder if RMS has a good argument to justify his insistence in the
truthfulness of the equation 'GNU = GNU/Hurd' beyond the well-known
historical and technical ones.

From a strategical perspective, I fail to see why the distinction
between GNU/Linux-libre and GNU/Hurd could be of any relevance.  IMHO,
calling both simply "GNU" would help in the promotion of the GNU
project and its ideals.  That would not cause confusion, because GNU
would be defined as an operating system of multiple kernels, and
technical-inclined people would always know how to tell the difference
when needed or appropriate.

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