that old GNU/Linux argument
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Mon Jul 21 17:19:06 UTC 2008
Björn Persson wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> I'm not sure there is an anti-GNU/Linux factor - just a pro "the other
>> 85%" of the distro unwilling to give unfair naming rights.
>
> Are you sure that there really are people who want to include those 85% in
> GNU/Linux? I'm not. I have now seen several people state that "the whole
> thing" is Linux, but I haven't yet seen anyone state that "the whole thing"
> is GNU/Linux.
The other 85% has nothing to do with GNU, and is usually the driving
force behind people bothering to install the GNU portions at all. That
is, I don't install a system so I can run cp or tar or the other minor
infrastructure components, I install it to run some useful applications.
So it's not so much wanting to include the names of all the more
attractive applications in the distribution name as not seeing any
reason to glorify minor components that, after all, have their own
distribution anyway if anyone is interested in them on their own merits.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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