Svante Signell wrote:
[Forwarded from RMS]
>
> Many of you are aware that the GNU Project objects to this. If you've
> heard about this from other people, you may have heard an inaccurate
> rendition of the reasons why; people who disagree and those who
> support us often oversimplify them. See
> http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html for the real explanation, if
> you're interested.
>
> Referring to the Linux-based version of the GNU operating system as
> "Linux" was almost universal a few years ago (with some notable
> exceptions, including Debian). I'd expect that the people who started
> and named the LSB felt certain that "Linux" was the right name, and
> didn't mean any harm to the GNU Project by it. So I wouldn't blame
> them personally for this. But if they want to treat us right, they
> should change it.
>
Of course, most Linux people object just as vehemently to the GNU
people's presumptiveness on this account. I happen to agree with these
Linux people.
-hpa
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