On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 09:54:34PM +0000, Arlie Capps wrote: > Agreed, for tools. But my point was that the GNU software is much more > important than "just a tool". As well, Linus is just as interested as > RMS when he uses the name "Linux" to name a kernel.
The point is that neither RMS nor the FSF nor anyone else has ever referred to the kernel as GNU/Linux, that I know of. It is just Linux. It is also imprecise to refer to the basic FOSS OS strictly as Linux, and since many of the basic parts of of this operating system are GNU parts, it is more logical to identify it as GNU/Linux than KDE/Linux. It is not bad to call the whole system Linux, at least your deferential etymologist would not necessarily discourage such a mutation as incorrect language. Justin ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
