> I guess you don't want to read. That kernel is called
> Linux.
> I'd be as pissed off as Linus if Stallman wanted to
> call the kernel
> GNU/Linux when the kernel is called Linux.
>
> But Stallman is *not* doing that, he's perfectly fine
> and dandy that
> people call Linux to:
>
> > >
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2
>
> ... and other such releases like:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ rpm -q kernel
> kernel-2.6.25.10-86.fc9.i686
but he is not okay that a whole distro is called Linux without giving GNU any
credit, where Linux the kernel is built along with the GNU utilities right?
>
> Once you get into your head that Linux is...
Linux can be the kernel itself as you have mentioned the tarball from
kernel.org, it is also used to represent the various linux distributions that
put that kernel together with gnu utiliites and other softwares to form a
distro.
>
> > >
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2
>
> ... then this...
>
> >
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy
>
> ...suddenly has an entirely different look, one that
> isn't so
> favourable to Linus unless you think he doesn't know
> that Linux is
>
> > >
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.26.tar.bz2
>
> Don't play "deaf" with me, please.
I am not playing deaf with you or anyone else. You do not seem to understand.
I am not attacking the GNU/Linux crowd, nor the Linux crowd. I am neutral in
the matter.
>
> Rui
>
> --
Linux is the kernel, Linux is the OS as well, what are you trying to convey?
Whose side are you on?
What are you arguing?
Regards,
Antonio
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