that old GNU/Linux argument
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Tue Jul 15 20:55:55 UTC 2008
Gordon Messmer wrote:
>
>> While it's a fact that the kernel is the only part of any distro
>> that's
>> actually named Linux, The name has become attached to the entire OS. It
>> is the de facto name for any OS that runs the Linux kernel regardless of
>> what the rest of the distro includes. That's the reality of it and
>> there's no changing it.
>
> So the system originally known as GNU became known to some as Linux, but
> no other change can ever be expected? Only one change, ever?
What 'system' was ever originally known as GNU? Or are you thinking of
emacs as an operating system by itself?
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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