* Robert Millan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020610 03:33]:
> On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 03:47:22PM -0700, Grant Bowman wrote:
> > * Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 15:25]:
> > >
> > > The GNU project is a project to make an free operating system, GNU.
> > > This just happens to be GNU/Hurd.
> >
On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 03:47:22PM -0700, Grant Bowman wrote:
> * Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 15:25]:
> >
> > The GNU project is a project to make an free operating system, GNU.
> > This just happens to be GNU/Hurd.
>
> That's a rather obtuse viewpoint even if it is correct and kn
* Grant Bowman writes:
* Joshua Judson Rosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 18:20]:
>> On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 02:54:35PM -0700, Grant Bowman wrote:
>> > I feel that GNU by itself is too ambiguous. Do you mean the GNU
>> > project? GNU system? If system, which one?
>>
>> Just trying to understand
* Joshua Judson Rosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 18:20]:
> On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 02:54:35PM -0700, Grant Bowman wrote:
> > I feel that GNU by itself is too ambiguous. Do you mean the GNU
> > project? GNU system? If system, which one?
>
> Just trying to understand where you're coming from...:
On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 02:54:35PM -0700, Grant Bowman wrote:
>
> I feel that GNU by itself is too ambiguous. Do you mean the GNU
> project? GNU system? If system, which one?
Just trying to understand where you're coming from...:
Do you also have this problem with other operating systems' nam
* Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 15:25]:
> * Grant Bowman writes:
> * Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 14:09]:
> >> The GNU/Hurd _is_ the GNU system. GNU/Hurd means the same thing as
> >> GNU, only that GNU/Hurd is more descriptive.
> >
> > On this particular point (GNU
* Grant Bowman writes:
* Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 14:09]:
>> The GNU/Hurd _is_ the GNU system. GNU/Hurd means the same thing as
>> GNU, only that GNU/Hurd is more descriptive.
> On this particular point (GNU = GNU/Hurd always) I disagee. While you
> may feel it's "wrong" ther
* Alfred M. Szmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020609 14:09]:
> The GNU/Hurd _is_ the GNU system. GNU/Hurd means the same thing as
> GNU, only that GNU/Hurd is more descriptive.
On this particular point (GNU = GNU/Hurd always) I disagee. While you
may feel it's "wrong" there are other factors to consid
On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 09:16:08AM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
>
> What are "Linux systems"? :)
I'd say that `Linux systems' are systems that involve Linux; it's not
a very descriptive term
Some Linux systems are just lobotomised GNUs on top of Linux. Some
(most?) are lobotomised GNU
Anthony Towns writes:
> I'm sorry, but you simply do not get to have it both ways. Either Linux
> systems are an implementation of the GNU system that happens to have a
> Linux kernel, or "GNU/Linux" is an entirely unjust publicity stunt to
> promote a completely separate system.
What are "Linux
* Anthony Towns writes:
> I'm sorry, but you simply do not get to have it both ways. Either Linux
> systems are an implementation of the GNU system that happens to have a
> Linux kernel, or "GNU/Linux" is an entirely unjust publicity stunt to
> promote a completely separate system.
Linux is just a
On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 08:04:47PM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote:
>
> I'm sorry, but you simply do not get to have it both ways. Either Linux
> systems are an implementation of the GNU system that happens to have a
> Linux kernel, or "GNU/Linux" is an entirely unjust publicity stunt to
> promote a co
Cc'age to the BTS dropped, to debian-hurd added.
On Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at 06:46:48AM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> If you refer to GNU/Linux, then let me explain that
> the GNU system is based on the Hurd, while
> GNU/Linux is based on Linux.
I'm sorry, but you simply do not get to have it both wa
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