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The Stallman Factor

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the happy-hacking-and-hostile-naming-conventions dept.

An anonymous reader sent us linkage to a LinuxWorld story about Stallman's Position in the Linux World. Talks a lot about RMS's tacticts for getting his acronym included with the kernel's name. This has been a long-running debate, but personally I just don't care. I respect the GNU Project's involvement. But I'm not gonna spit out extra syllables and keystrokes just to appease anyone.

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  1. Kernel vs. Distribution by Myshkin · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The linux kernel is just that, a kernel. You really don't have a complete OS with just that. Generally gnu utilities and libraries are used to provide the rest of the OS. So, it is reasonable to refer to the OS as 'GNU/Linux' (or equally 'Linux/GNU').

    So, when you get to a distribution (which is more than just an OS) you would have something like 'RedHat Gnu/Linux'

  2. Beard jokes are fun... by big_pianist · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The beard is so evil. It makes him look like a pirate:

    "Y'AAAR! Avast ye two-timin' land-lubbers! I'm Red-beard Stallman, the evil GNU pirate! Me thinks ye be leavin' me outa yer popularity contest, so I've come ta steal yer Linux booty! Y'AAAAR!"