On S_, 2001-09-08 at 16:42, Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz wrote: > On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 04:10:16PM -0300, Evandro Fernandes Giovanini wrote: > > Shouldn't Debian GNU/Hurd be called Debian GNU? > > Why? >
The reason the FSF defends the use of the name GNU/Linux instead of Linux is: "There really is a Linux; it is a kernel, and these people are using it. But you can't use a kernel by itself; a kernel is useful only as part of a whole operating system. Linux is normally used in a combination with the GNU operating system: the system is basically GNU, with Linux functioning as the kernel." So, If you're running the GNU system with the kernel of the GNU system I don't see the point in adding /Hurd... But that's not important. It would be important if people were not giving credit where it's due, like in the GNU/Linux case. -- Evandro
