Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:05:37 +0200 From: Erwin Lansing <erwin@lansing.dk> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RMS says: "Use BSD, for goodness sake!" Message-ID: <20030626070537.GB91605@droso.net> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20030625214311.00e5e240@localhost> References: <026301c352eb$1e5b54c0$2aed30d5@pbncomputer> <4.3.2.7.2.20030625214311.00e5e240@localhost>
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On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 09:45:58PM -0600, Brett Glass wrote:
> Stallman doesn't say that anywhere in the article you reference.
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> However, he does say one very chilling thing:
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> "the GNU system became popular in conjunction with Linux, but today it=20
> also runs with two BSD kernels and the GNU kernel."
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> In short, Stallman considers the BSDs' "userland" utilities to be part
> of the "GNU system."
Actually, he says that the GNU tools work with other kernels than Linux,
no more, no less. This says something about GNU, not BSD.
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> Alas, the BSDs do incorporate far to much of the FSF's software, and=20
> fail to provide non-GPLed replacements for it.
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> In short, Stallman fully believes (alas, with good reason) that the BSDs
> are ensnared in the web of his malicious agenda.
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You're putting words in his mouth.
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