Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2001 10:50:05 -0700 From: David Johnson <djohnson@acuson.com> To: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSD, .Net comments - any reponse to this reasoning? Message-ID: <3B4205CD.51C186FD@acuson.com> References: <20010630174743.A85268@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20010630173455.T344@teleport.com> <20010701032900.A93049@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20010701132353.W344@teleport.com> <20010702152649.A18127@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20010702180222.A2667@hades.hell.gr> <3B412280.ED210541@mail.ptd.net>
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"Thomas M. Sommers" wrote: > There seems to be a hidden clause in the GPL, that requires anyone who > incorporates any GNU code in their program, or uses any GNU code to > build their program, or ships any GNU code with their program, to call > their program "GNU <something or other>". How long before Stallman > starts talking about "GNU FreeBSD"? There is nothing in the GPL that says this, hidden or otherwise. However, this does not discount the fact that RMS wants all derivations of GNU software to be called GNU. Linux is most certainly *not* the GNU System, yet he wants it called GNU/Linux, LiGNuX, or whatever it is this year. He wants XEmacs called GNU XEmacs. As for naming a particular OS "GNU/FreeBSD", that has been suggested (in jest) already. RMS' response to it was (grossly paraphrased) "ridiculous". David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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