FAQ as in questions frequently asked by Richard Stallman?
Frankly, I don't know anybody who gives a rat's ass what it is called, except for the entertainment value and the rousing flamewars.
To not sound like a complete troll, I have to say that I respect RMS for all the things he has achieved. However, every time this topic comes up, a little of that respect, however deserved, erodes away. This continuous begging for recognition is simply pathetic.
If anybody asks, I'm running liGNUx which, astonishingly, is pronounced exactly the same as Linux...
-- "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." -- George H. W. Bush
Pot calling the kettle black?
by
bgarcia
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· Score: 2, Flamebait
However, there are people who do not like our saying this. Sometimes those people push us away in response. On occasion they are so rude that one wonders if they are intentionally trying to intimidate us into silence. It doesn't silence us, but it does tend to divide the community, so we hope you can convince them to stop.
What a load of crap. Sorry, but Stallman is the one who uses this issue to divide the community. An example of his behavior can be found here. I quote:
Dr. Stallman insists that the proper name is GNU/Linux. In fact, he will not agree to an interview without assurances that GNU/Linux will be used in all references.
You see, I'm ok with other people calling it GNU/Linux. But I don't want to call it that, and I don't like other people coercing me or anyone else into calling it that. It is the Stallman
who is insisting on alienating the part of the
community that just wants to say "Linux".
After reading that I have been able to distill a few facts from the FAQ:
A> GNU People are bitter B> GNU People are Attention Deprived C> GNU is lining itself up to deliver an Intellectual Property Rights suit against the distro D> GNU People are getting greedy and are planning to sue for financial gain. E> GNU People Are Jelious of Linus' association with LINUX F> GNU People obviously are about as far left as a liberal can get. G> I now HATE GNU People with a passion H> GNU People have better things to do that bitch and moan about getting "Props" I> GNU People must be smoking on of the following:
1: Crack 2: Crystal-Meth 3: Hash 4: Pot 5: Smurfs 6: Shroom Spores 7: The original script to Tron 2.0 8: David Bowie
I can see that society has become so childish that even organizations are throwing temper-tantrums when they don't get the attention they want.
OK I got eat now, NO SOUP FOR YOU!
-- -=[ Who Is John Galt? ]=-
Re:Non-GNU Linux
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Paul+Neubauer
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· Score: 1, Flamebait
Congratulations and thanks.
I am amused by the FSF claiming it is a matter of education. That is the first step. Alas, the FSF seems resistant to being educated.
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The last time they had a OS called GNU/*, it was GNU/Hurd, and well, I'd want something better associated with me as well.
FAQ as in questions frequently asked by Richard Stallman?
Frankly, I don't know anybody who gives a rat's ass what it is called, except for the entertainment value and the rousing flamewars.
To not sound like a complete troll, I have to say that I respect RMS for all the things he has achieved. However, every time this topic comes up, a little of that respect, however deserved, erodes away. This continuous begging for recognition is simply pathetic.
If anybody asks, I'm running liGNUx which, astonishingly, is pronounced exactly the same as Linux...
"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them." -- George H. W. Bush
I'm a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.
And you can't make me.
The FSF has given us an amazing amount of things not the least of which is the compiler used to compile the Linus kernel.
But they should stop being self-serving grammar police and start being promoters of Free Software.
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After reading that I have been able to distill a few facts from the FAQ:
A> GNU People are bitter
B> GNU People are Attention Deprived
C> GNU is lining itself up to deliver an Intellectual Property Rights suit against the distro
D> GNU People are getting greedy and are planning to sue for financial gain.
E> GNU People Are Jelious of Linus' association with LINUX
F> GNU People obviously are about as far left as a liberal can get.
G> I now HATE GNU People with a passion
H> GNU People have better things to do that bitch and moan about getting "Props"
I> GNU People must be smoking on of the following:
1: Crack
2: Crystal-Meth
3: Hash
4: Pot
5: Smurfs
6: Shroom Spores
7: The original script to Tron 2.0
8: David Bowie
I can see that society has become so childish that even organizations are throwing temper-tantrums when they don't get the attention they want.
OK I got eat now, NO SOUP FOR YOU!
-=[ Who Is John Galt? ]=-
Congratulations and thanks.
I am amused by the FSF claiming it is a matter of education. That is the first step. Alas, the FSF seems resistant to being educated.
I don't subscribe to RMS's GNUtopian vision.