From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Jan 6 17:55:07 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id RAA20687 for chat-outgoing; Mon, 6 Jan 1997 17:55:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id RAA20669 for ; Mon, 6 Jan 1997 17:54:56 -0800 (PST) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.2/8.7.3) id MAA06842; Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:24:30 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199701070154.MAA06842@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Lignux - RMS article (pointer fyi) In-Reply-To: <199701061004.LAA00833@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> from Christoph Kukulies at "Jan 6, 97 11:04:12 am" To: kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de (Christoph Kukulies) Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 12:24:30 +1030 (CST) Cc: chat@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-chat@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Christoph Kukulies stands accused of saying: > > Just for those being interested in GPL Copyright issues: > > http://www.ssc.com/lj/issue30/rms.html > > contains an article of Richard Stallman on the issue of > Linux and GNU (GPL). *snort* "It's mine, all mine I tell you!! Those stinking Linux bastards have stolen _MY_ software!! How dare they go against the almighty GNU?!" This bit is a giggle : "We obtained other components by helping to convince their developers to make them free--for example, the Berkeley network utilities." And this one shows he has no idea about marketing : "...use the terms 'Linux-based GNU system' or 'GNU/Linux system', instead of 'Linux system,' when you write about or mention such a system." Personally, I'll stick with "bucket of snot", which conveys my opinion much more accurately. > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[