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Date7 Mar 1996 14:31:45 GMT
From nelson@crynwr ...
SubjectRe: Linux isn't an operating system
Richard Stallman writes:
 > Putting the incomplete GNU system
 > together with Linux realized my dream of a free operating system.

Right.  You've won.  Nobody likes a sore winner.  Particularly since
we've been waiting for the HURD since *before* Linus started working
on Linux.

 > By using this term, we can help encourage people to work together
 > instead of dividing themselves artificially into "Linux users" and
 > "GNU users".  This solves an important practical problem.

What about the *BSD people?  Aren't they fragmenting the user base
into *BSD, Linux, and GNU users?  Do you flail against them also?
I've NEVER seen anyone use the term "BSD-based GNU system".

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