On Wednesday 2001-09-26 at 22:27:52 -0400, Roland McGrath wrote: > > On 26 Sep 2001, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > > Debian GNU > > > Hurd i386 binary > > > Version mumbledeefrotz > > > > > > might be my favorite version, but I'm interested in what others > > > think. > > I think "Debian GNU/Hurd" ought to be the canonical name. Yes, we > are the One True GNU System, blah blah blah. But people will be > justifiably confused if "Hurd" does not appear in the usual short > tital. And if the other system is properly called "Debian > GNU/Linux" it seems only sporting to do the closest parallel.
For what it's worth, I agree. People are starting to associate GNU with Linux, now that more people are beginning to use "GNU/Linux" (as opposed to just "Linux") more frequently. Calling it simply "Debian GNU" will confuse the hell out of a lot of people. "Debian GNU/Hurd" will give it a better and more distinguishable identity. IMO, of course ;-) David Trudgett PS I may have been dreaming, but I'm pretty sure I read messages on this list some time ago that implied that "Debian GNU/Hurd" had already been decided on as the official name. Maybe it was just someone's opinion, though. -- David.