Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 08:13:42 -0400 From: Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com> To: <saifi.khan@twincling.org> Cc: jerrymc@msu.edu, korikov.zk@gmail.com, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Welcome to the "freebsd-questions" mailing list Message-ID: <BAY126-W22612DC05CF7FA49813F3DCA5E0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905140935490.9345@localhost> References: <mailman.0.1242226715.74750.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <717ed9590905130803x35a786b6uec0256cf855adf8f@mail.gmail.com> <20090513165552.GA47498@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <BAY126-W224CC92E2ADFCF02A45A8CA610@phx.gbl> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905140104420.8671@localhost> <BAY126-DS1FDD450DBF4DBE0B81580CA610@phx.gbl> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905140935490.9345@localhost>
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>=20 >=20 > based on Linus Torvalds (which we ALL know is RIGHT) states that >=20 > when asked if the name GNU/Linux was justified: >=20 > Well=2C I think it's justified=2C but it's justified if you > actually make a GNU distribution of Linux ... the same way > that I think that "Red Hat Linux" is fine=2C or "SuSE Linux" > or "Debian Linux"=2C because if you actually make your own > distribution of Linux=2C you get to name the thing=2C but > calling Linux in general "GNU Linux" i > I think is just ridiculous. >=20 > (G)ot (N)othing (U)nique takes years since 1989 for http://is.gd/zGZh >=20 >=20 > Hope this helps. >=20 > thanks > Saifi. >=20 And in the end=2C the world almost never heard of Linux and would have had = BSD everywhere. Linus stated that he prob would have never made Linux if th= e litigation around BSD 4.4 had ended earlier.=20 But why he feels like he can take over the GNU OS just because he made the = kernel never made sense to me. I'm glad the GNU project finally got Hurd go= ing though=2C even though they too almost went with a BSD 4.4 based kernel = before Linux came along -Sean
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