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SubjectRe: It's not GNU/Linux - it's jusy LINUX
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El Martes, 3 de Octubre de 2006 4:47 PM, Marc Perkel 
escribió:
> Adam Henley wrote:
> > On 03/10/06, Marc Perkel <marc@perkel.com> wrote:
> > < ... >
> >
> >> Ivan - It's not GNU/Linux - it's just LINUX. Time to
> >> get the name right. RMS doesn't get to rename Linux.
> >> Linux isn't going to go away just because they fork
> >> the license.
> >
> > o_O
> >
> > Well this *is* the Linux kernel mailing list...so yes,
> > the kernel is called Linux.
> >
> > RMS wants to take credit for the parts of your complete
> > operating system breakfast (including GCC et al.) that
> > were developed by the GNU project. Whether this is
> > wholly unreasonable or not is an exercise for the
> > reader.
>
> Most of the GNU utilities were just clones of the work
> the AT&T did when the C language and the Unix operating
> system was invented. To clone an existing product is
> trivial as compared to coming up with the original ideas
> in the first place. RMS didn't invent C, he cloned it. If
> anything it should be called AT&T/Linux if you want to
> give credit to the innovators. RMS is just a middleman in
> the process.

AT&T/Minix

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