| Date | 6 Mar 1996 13:47:11 GMT | From | nelson@crynwr ... | Subject | Linux isn't an operating system |
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Richard Stallman writes:
> There are a number of whole operating systems using the Linux kernel, > Most of them are more or less close variants of the GNU system, so I > recommend the term "Linux-based GNU system" for them.
Which we can call just plain ``Linux'' for short.
Richard, you can't make ``hacker'' respectable again, and you can't change the name of Linux. I think everyone understands and appreciates your frustration, but you may as well try to rename Unix.
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