that old GNU/Linux argument
Gordon Messmer
yinyang at eburg.com
Wed Jul 16 02:22:30 UTC 2008
Les Mikesell wrote:
>
> If they were compiled under cygwin/mingwin they could be windows
> binaries. That doesn't justify changing their name.
I think it's pretty clear that you're arguing to have the last word.
Your arguments have become nonsense. No one is suggesting that the
names of any applications to "GNU" just because they were built on GNU.
What we *are* advocating is that the GNU/Linux operating system be
referred to as GNU/Linux because GNU is the name of the project whose
goal is to provide a complete Free Software operating system. All of
the thousands of developers who have contributed their code to the GNU
project agree that the name of the operating system is "GNU". If you
think you're better qualified than they are too tell them what to call
their software, then you're much too far out of touch for any of us to
convince you otherwise.
And so I say Good Day, sir.
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