Re: [DLC] Richard Stallman, presenting at UofC, Monday April 2nd
[email protected] Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:21:01 +0000 (UTC)
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--===============3716907387634745596== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_214770_334692591.1331659261603" ------=_Part_214770_334692591.1331659261603 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I like the name you suggest "DePaul Users of Free Operating Systems" I just= dont think I would be too crazy about the acronym: DUFOS (?)=20 but that's just me....=20 /*Joel Alonso */=20 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew P Kemp" <[email protected]>=20 To: "DePaul Linux Community - Discuss" <[email protected]>=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:48:12 AM=20 Subject: Re: [DLC] Richard Stallman, presenting at UofC, Monday April 2nd= =20 Actually DLUG became DGLUG for a bit. I am still voting for DePaul=20 Users of Free Operating Systems, but I keep losing that battle. BSD=20 be damned!=20 --=20 Matthew P Kemp=20 On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:16 AM, John Kristoff <[email protected]> wrote:=20 > Someone said that Stallman is the father of Linux. I doubt Richard=20 > would even claim that, especially since he would insist you call the=20 > entire operating system GNU/Linux. Nevertheless, the FSF has this to=20 > say:=20 >=20 > If we tried to measure the GNU Project's contribution in this way,=20 > what would we conclude? One CD-ROM vendor found that in their "Linux=20 > distribution", GNU software was the largest single contingent, around=20 > 28% of the total source code, and this included some of the essential=20 > major components without which there could be no system. Linux itself=20 > was about 3%. (The proportions in 2008 are similar: in the "main"=20 > repository of gNewSense, Linux is 1.5% and GNU packages are 15%.) So if= =20 > you were going to pick a name for the system based on who wrote the=20 > programs in the system, the most appropriate single choice would be=20 > =E2=80=9CGNU=E2=80=9D.=20 >=20 > <http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html>=20 >=20 > Whatever you call it, it's an aggregate of many licenses, people and=20 > borrowed ideas from other projects.=20 >=20 > As a historical note, I recall this group once seriously considering=20 > changing it's name from the original DLUG to DGLUG or something similar= =20 > to acquiesce to the FSF when it was made clear by Bradley Kuhn when he=20 > visited DePaul that RMS himself wouldn't come to DePaul unless this=20 > group changed it's name to put 'GNU' or something about free software in= =20 > it's name.=20 >=20 > John=20 > _______________________________________________=20 > DLC mailing list=20 > [email protected]=20 > http://mailman.depaul.edu/mailman/listinfo/dlc=20 > Use the Above Link to Unsubcribe!!=20 > http://linux.depaul.edu/=20 _______________________________________________=20 DLC mailing list=20 [email protected]=20 http://mailman.depaul.edu/mailman/listinfo/dlc=20 Use the Above Link to Unsubcribe!!=20 http://linux.depaul.edu/=20 ------=_Part_214770_334692591.1331659261603 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><style type=3D'text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><= div style=3D'font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>I like th= e name you suggest "DePaul Users of Free Operating Systems" I=20 just dont think I would be too crazy about the acronym: DUFOS (?) <br> <br> but that's just me....<br><br> /*Joel Alonso*/<br><br><hr id=3D"zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Matthew P Kemp" <m= [email protected]><br><b>To: </b>"DePaul Linux Community - Discuss= " <[email protected]><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, March 13, 2012 8:= 48:12 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [DLC] Richard Stallman, presenting at UofC,= Monday April 2nd<br><br>Actually DLUG became DGLUG for a bit. I am s= till voting for DePaul<br>Users of Free Operating Systems, but I keep losin= g that battle. BSD<br>be damned!<br><br>--<br>Matthew P Kemp<br><br><= br><br>On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:16 AM, John Kristoff <[email protected]>= ; wrote:<br>> Someone said that Stallman is the father of Linux. I= doubt Richard<br>> would even claim that, especially since he would ins= ist you call the<br>> entire operating system GNU/Linux. Neverthel= ess, the FSF has this to<br>> say:<br>><br>> If we tried to = measure the GNU Project's contribution in this way,<br>> what woul= d we conclude? One CD-ROM vendor found that in their "Linux<br>> d= istribution", GNU software was the largest single contingent, around<br>>= ; 28% of the total source code, and this included some of the essenti= al<br>> major components without which there could be no system. L= inux itself<br>> was about 3%. (The proportions in 2008 are simila= r: in the "main"<br>> repository of gNewSense, Linux is 1.5% and G= NU packages are 15%.) So if<br>> you were going to pick a name for= the system based on who wrote the<br>> programs in the system, th= e most appropriate single choice would be<br>> =E2=80=9CGNU=E2=80= =9D.<br>><br>> <http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html>= ;<br>><br>> Whatever you call it, it's an aggregate of many licenses,= people and<br>> borrowed ideas from other projects.<br>><br>> As = a historical note, I recall this group once seriously considering<br>> c= hanging it's name from the original DLUG to DGLUG or something similar<br>&= gt; to acquiesce to the FSF when it was made clear by Bradley Kuhn when he<= br>> visited DePaul that RMS himself wouldn't come to DePaul unless this= <br>> group changed it's name to put 'GNU' or something about free softw= are in<br>> it's name.<br>><br>> John<br>> ____________________= ___________________________<br>> DLC mailing list<br>> [email protected]= paul.edu<br>> http://mailman.depaul.edu/mailman/listinfo/dlc<br>> Use= the Above Link to Unsubcribe!!<br>> http://linux.depaul.edu/<br>_______= ________________________________________<br>DLC mailing list<br>DLC@mailman= .depaul.edu<br>http://mailman.depaul.edu/mailman/listinfo/dlc<br>Use the Ab= ove Link to Unsubcribe!!<br>http://linux.depaul.edu/<br></div></body></html= > ------=_Part_214770_334692591.1331659261603-- --===============3716907387634745596== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ DLC mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.depaul.edu/mailman/listinfo/dlc Use the Above Link to Unsubcribe!! http://linux.depaul.edu/ --===============3716907387634745596==--