Re: OfB.biz: Why I Don't Use "Linux"

On Thursday 28 August 2003 2:25 am, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
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> > But should 'Hurd' be called 'Hurd', 'GNU' or 'GNU/Hurd'?
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>   Well, commonly the Hurd, when used as a complete OS, is referred to as
> GNU/Hurd. However, I suspect the technically correct answer would be GNU
> since it is part of the overall GNU System not an addition. I'd imagine
> GNU/Hurd will be prefered though so as not to confuse anyone with GNU/Linux
> (for instance, one argument I read against RMS was ranting that RMS had
> gone so far as to call Linux simply GNU. In reality, he was referring to
> the GNU system seperate from a particular kernel, but many people might
> assume "GNU" means GNU/Linux anyway.)
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>   Like GNU/Linux, I suspect this depends on what you are referring to:
>
>   The Hurd: use this when referring to the kernel alone.
>   GNU/Hurd: use this when referring to the entire OS.
>   GNU: use this when referring to the GNU system independent of the kernel.
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>   Likewise...
>   Linux: use this when referring to the kernel alone.
>   GNU/Linux: use this when referring to the entire OS.
>   GNU: use this when referring to the GNU system independent of the kernel.

Meh.

I was being mildly sarcastic :P

However, i'd be inclined to call it 'GNU', since that's what the system was 
supposed to be called from the outset.

-- 
Dan.

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