On Dec 6, 6:49 pm, "Noah Slater" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 07/12/2007, mike3 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > *Why must the credit be given in the _name_ and not somewhere else?* > > Jeez, I see why people call you a troll. >
Even though that's not the intention. I just haven't yet (or maybe I missed something) heard any response to the question itself: I looked through the links I was given and could not find the information. > While I think people should keep an open mind (obviously, however, I > have not been on this list very long) I do think that instead of > asking the same questions over and over you should read around the > subject your self and answer your own questions. A good place to start > would be to buy a copy of "Free Software, Free Society" from the GNU > Press and take it from there. > I have tried reading the FAQs, like I said in my post (did you red that), but could not find the answer. Obviously it's not as "frequently asked" a question as I thought. > As for your specific question "Why must..." there is no definitive > reply - and I think you know this. The FSF/GNU Project feel that it > /should/ be done this way. OK, then, that's enough of an answer for now. I didn't know, though: I thought there was more of an answer, but it seems there isn't. > You may disagree, and in fact many people > do. It's just an opinion. You're not going to find the answer in woven > into the fabric of the universe or written down in the bible. > I didn't think I would. After all, GNU/FSF is not the creator of the cosmos. > I think you are amply armed with the facts about the history of the > GNU Project, the roll the GNU Project plays in comprising a typical > POSIX operating system and all of the historical/political issues > surrounding Free Software and the GNU Project. > I did. > So, the answer to you question is "because the GNU Project wants it > that way" - I really don't see how you could hope for much more. > Alright, then, I guess I'll have to settle for that. However, I'm wondering about a possibility that I thought of on my own, just now, as of this posting. Maybe the reason GNU deserves credit in the _name_ is because the GNU project made so much of the system (GNU comprises most of the non-kernel stuff in the OS), and not giving them credit there and instead giving it somewhere else may be perceivable as belittling their contribution. Could this be so? _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
