> Please respect the rules of this list and stay true to the topic on > the subject.
With all due respect, I am doing exactly that. This list is for discussing activities related to the GNOME Foundation. To discuss such an activity here is within the rules. When I say that the activity should recognize the GNU system, that is part of the discussion of the activity. If you think the activity as a whole doesn't relate to the GNOME Foundation, and shouldn't be discussed on this list, then it's correct to ask people to move the discussion of it somewhere else. But that's a different matter. > Richard, in the future, please reply off-list if you want to correct > someone on the usage of GNU/Linux. We are already a GNU project, most > of us already know all this. There are people on the list who do not know this. Mentioning this point twice a year, in a short polite message, is useful and is no reason for anyone to take offense. Those who already know this point can easily disregard two short polite messages a year. I think I understand what you find unpleasant. It could be the hostile responses. Some make a mountain out of my molehill and demand that you gag me. Other responses argue explicitly against citing the GNU system when talking about it. That hostility does not come from me. I am the one it is aimed at. If you think the attacks are objectionable, you should place the responsibility on those that send them. Or you could decide not to let them bother you. If I can remain calm while reading that hostility, surely it is easier for you who are not its target. I have another suggestion. How about if you notice these occasions, twice a year, and post a message saying The GNOME Foundation, as a part of the GNU Project, asks you to please refer to this operating system as "GNU/Linux". See http://gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html. Please respond to me off the list if you would like more explanation. I think that will deal with the sub-issue quickly and without disputes, and nothing will be derailed either. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin St Boston MA 02110 USA www.fsf.org www.gnu.org Skype: No way! See stallman.org/skype.html. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list