Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 20 Dec 1998 00:37:46 +0000 ( ) | From | Aaron Lehmann <> | Subject | Re: Article: IBM wants to "clean up the license" of Linux |
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I have to agree that it that GNU has little right to demand a GNU/ prefix on everything that ships which contains their code, especially with their very free license.
However, GNU/Linux is really the correct terminology assuming your distribution is half made up of GNU tools.
If someone were to create a BSD based Linux distribution, than the correct terminology would probably be BSD/Linux.
On Sat, 19 Dec 1998, George Bonser wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Dec 1998, Chip Salzenberg wrote: > > > According to Aaron Lehmann: > > > I am afraid that large, proprietary companies with intrest in the > > > Linux market will lead to the death of GNU/Linux. > > > > The character of the community will change. But the code will always > > be there, and so recovery will always be possible. > > There is no such thing as GNU/Linux at the kernel level, that is more at > the distribution level. If GNU wants to use Linux as their kernel and > build a distribution and call it GNU/Linux, I think that would be great. > Otherwise, they should keep their noses out of other people's products. I > do not see anywhere in the GPL where it says you are required to put GNU/ > in front of any product that comes with or was made with GNU tools. If > someone wants to do that (such as Debian has), I say fine, but FSF has no > right to demand that someone do that. > > It would be interesting to see a Linux distribution ship with all non-GNU > tools. I think there might be enough BSD stuff to actually do that. Would > RMS want to call that BSD/GNU/Linux? > > > > > George Bonser > > The Linux "We're never going out of business" sale at an FTP site near you! >
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