Our Student LUG here @ Rutgers asked Stallman if he or any of GNU's representatives could visit us. He replied saying that we'd have to change our club's name to GNU/Linux users group if we'd want him personally to visit.
So we debated it on our web forums... and on our IRC channel (#ruslug on openprojects)... and we concluded that we shouldn't. I personally concluded that we shouldn't since the name doesn't really matter. What counts is the definition of the OS. And in that definition it should be stated that it's really a GNU/X/etc system. I believe that for respect for GNU, we should refer to it as GNU/Linux only to imply respect for GNU. But in general, when talking about Linux, it really shouldn't matter what the hell we call it.
I told Stallman about our results, but he seemed rather dissapointed about it. I'm curious as to what spawned this FAQ to show up on GNU's web site. My suite-mate is desperate to get to our Algorythms class, so I can't really post much more! eek. Laters1!!%1!
Ok, is it me or is it just that some government people cannot think right when it comes to "viruses"?. Not just the government, but M$ themselves.
I just read an article on somewhere.excite.com that says "For infected computers, turning the machine off and then on gets rid of the worm but does not provide immunity from future infection".
There's so much hype about the "National security concerns" over this virus, and how it may "melt down the internet" (cough cough, BS)... Well duhh... How about organizing a group of potential worm feeders and shutting them all down @ once? Obviously this is not the best solution, but I don't see any sites recommending this as a group-effort.
Actually if the "1337" government people are trying really hard to get common folks to get the patch so that the virus won't spread more, and if they can't do it, this is at least a humble shot that they can give at stopping the spraed.
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Great! I can now track down spammers, and e-mail them the link to that story. Then blackmail them to paypall me $100.00 or get sued :)
So we debated it on our web forums... and on our IRC channel (#ruslug on openprojects)... and we concluded that we shouldn't. I personally concluded that we shouldn't since the name doesn't really matter. What counts is the definition of the OS. And in that definition it should be stated that it's really a GNU/X/etc system. I believe that for respect for GNU, we should refer to it as GNU/Linux only to imply respect for GNU. But in general, when talking about Linux, it really shouldn't matter what the hell we call it.
I told Stallman about our results, but he seemed rather dissapointed about it. I'm curious as to what spawned this FAQ to show up on GNU's web site. My suite-mate is desperate to get to our Algorythms class, so I can't really post much more! eek. Laters1!!%1!
How about putting Chess pieces on a mattress while people get their grove on?
I just read an article on somewhere.excite.com that says "For infected computers, turning the machine off and then on gets rid of the worm but does not provide immunity from future infection".
There's so much hype about the "National security concerns" over this virus, and how it may "melt down the internet" (cough cough, BS)... Well duhh... How about organizing a group of potential worm feeders and shutting them all down @ once? Obviously this is not the best solution, but I don't see any sites recommending this as a group-effort.
Actually if the "1337" government people are trying really hard to get common folks to get the patch so that the virus won't spread more, and if they can't do it, this is at least a humble shot that they can give at stopping the spraed.
Good thing you left out the traffic on your bicycle on your way to work... at least in NJ.