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FSF Issues GNU/Linux Name FAQ

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the died-dead-horse-die dept.

jdavidb writes "The FSF has issued a FAQ about why they believe you should say "GNU/Linux." Surprisingly long." They're certainly... thorough.

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  1. misnomer by Telastyn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somehow I doubt those are frequently asked questions...

    1. Re:misnomer by rde · · Score: 5, Funny

      If the list truly was a faq, top of the list, to my mind (well, okay, second to 'what the hell are you thinking') would be 'how do you pronounce gnu/linux?'

      If memory serves, RMS pronounced it guh-new-slash-linux; if I remember correctly, there's yet another compelling reason to pronounce it with a silent gnu.

    2. Re:misnomer by glwtta · · Score: 5, Funny

      and yet they are frequently answered.

      --
      sic transit gloria mundi
    3. Re:misnomer by pmancini · · Score: 4, Funny

      Stallman sits in a basement, arguing with himself. He then writes the argument out (bad grammer and all - maybe he should have used a Microsoft product with helpful features like spell check and grammer check.) Finally, the dopes^H^H^H^H^Hfine people at Slashdot decide to give the fool an even bigger audience. *sigh*

      What is a bigger waste of the Internet? Stallman's rants or those Bumfight tapes?

  2. Take a page from Mozilla... by Craig+Maloney · · Score: 4, Funny

    Remember, the correct pronunciation of Netcape is "Mozilla". Why can't the correct pronunciation of GNU/Linux be "Linux"? Oh, I forgot... the GNU is never silent. :)

    (Tongue firmly in cheek)

  3. Re:Ummmm.... by Milalwi · · Score: 4, Funny

    *smiling, backing away very slowly from stallman...*

    Don't make eye contact! :-)

    Milalwi
  4. Re:Change the gpl.. by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 4, Funny

    They want to enforce the GNU/Linux issue, but hate BSD's advertising clause. This is not a troll: how do they say you can do one but not the other?

  5. Re:Why are they so desperate ? by eam · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't help thinking that this is a list of Frequently Asked Questions that just aren't frequently asked.