Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 3 Apr 1999 12:35:55 -0800 | From | Bill Broadhurst <> | Subject | Re: GNU/Linux |
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On Sat, Apr 03, 1999 at 02:59:23PM -0500, Richard Stallman wrote: > A number of people have asked me to stop posting "off-topic" messages > about the name of the operating system. > > I regret the annoyance of, and the need for, this thread. But with > all respect, I believe I should and must respond to the messages that > others are posting (which is all I have done in this thread). If I > don't challenge such claims, they will be believed by default. (I > have avoided responding in cases where I see others have done the > job.) > > If this thread is annoying, please imagine what it is like to see an > idealistic project stymied and made ineffective, because people don't > usually give it the credit for what it has done. If you're an > idealist like me, that can ruin your whole decade.
There is no _NEED_ for this thread - except in your own mind.
I will tell you that this thread has done more to hurt your cause than help. I used to ALWAYS mention GNU when talking to anyone about Linux. Since this infantile horse shit started on this list, I don't mention GNU anymore at all and I never will again. I cease to give you any credit for anything Linux related and have begun to expunge every reference to GNU/Linux on any of the systems under my control. That happens to be ~600 systems. Also I am removing it from any upgrade packages I send out.
Your own fault. I'm tired of your damned spam on this list. If I see much more, I'm going to start being actively anti-GNU.
As far as I'm concerned, my systems now run Linux, NOT GNU/Linux!
-bb
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