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The basic point of your message is a variant of a FAQ, http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html#alienate. Richard, I think you should think about why GNU got itself in such situation, the GNU project failed to build a brand and communicate an appealing message, Linux built a great brand instead. Other people put their "brand" on our work, which was harmful to us and beneficial for them. Your description recounts those events with a lot of spin: it blames the GNU Project for what was done to us, while congratulating the success of those who did it. I think I will add this to the GNU/Linux FAQ. There are already plenty of people and projects that call the system GNU/Linux -- not just GNU activities such as this one. There is no final outcome. We in GNOME can influence the outcome, and we should. You've raised some interesting development questions, and I will think about them, but I think they are separate issues. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! That's nonfree (freedom-denying) software. Use Ekiga or an ordinary phone call. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list