The GNU utilities are a very important part of the Linux ecosystem.
But so is Apache. And Xorg. And Gnome. And KDE. And MySQL. And lots of other.
GNU shouldn't be put ahead of them just because Stallman doesn't mind being obnoxious.
Yes, I and many others use non-GNU tools such as BusyBox where appropriate. I don't want to have to differentiate between BusyBox/Linux and GNU/Linux.
I'm not trying to start a debate about what is or is not part of the operating system. I'm simply pointing out that if you take a strict definition, Linux alone is a sufficient name, and that if you broaden it to include GNU you need to include a lot of other applications as well.
Operating Systems aren't user interfaces, they're application interfaces. Non-programmers never see operating systems, at least under the traditional definition of the term.
Certainly people do use the term to encompass applications that are shipped with the operating system, but once you do that you have no cause to differentiate between the GNU utils and all the rest.
It's entirely possible to boot a Linux system with binutils or BSD userspace utilities.
Where you draw the line between "part of the operating system" and "mere applications" is fuzzy. If you're strict about it, you'll pick just the kernel. If you're not, you'll have to add the whole lot.
In the strictest sense, the kernel is the operating system. If you expand the definition to include standard applications, then GNU's contributions is relatively small.
Oh, and by the way, Linux isn't POSIX compliant anyway.
It's just Linux. There's no GNU code in the kernel.
Yes, most Linux kernels run alongside GNU utilities, but they also run along side a lot of other things. If you accept the GNU/ prefix, you'll have to make it Xorg/KDE|Gnome|xfce/Apache/MySQL/Perl/PHP/Postgresql/Mozilla/GNU/Linux to be consistent.
Or you could just stick with Linux for simplicity.
I can find a laptop that will suit my needs for $700 or so. That its specs are different than the lowest priced Mac laptop is totally irrelevant, because it meets my requirements.
You don't calculate the Mac tax by comparing similar PC and Mac systems, you calculate it by comparing the PC you would buy with the Mac you'd have to buy.
This seems like more of an opportunity than a problem. People haven't deleted the feed, so they obviously still want to hear from you. Redirect requests to the 'dead' feeds to a general feed that announces new events.
TFA is about Linux being a bigger competitor to MS than Apple. My original post points out that this is because Apple isn't even trying to compete with MS in the vast majority of the market.
Oh, and the word is 'losing' not 'loosing', you fucking simpleton.
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You couldn't. 10% is the limit.
And the use can't reduce the copyright holder's ability to commercially exploit the work. It sounds like you're violating both.
IANAL, but not on the first date.
But nor do I want to elevate GNU's contributions over that of Apache, MySQL, Xorg, Mozilla et cetera.
Many of those are individually larger projects than GNU, more critical, and would be harder to replace.
I'm not saying that GNU shouldn't get recognition. I'm saying it shouldn't be recognized above other projects.
The GNU utilities are a very important part of the Linux ecosystem. But so is Apache. And Xorg. And Gnome. And KDE. And MySQL. And lots of other. GNU shouldn't be put ahead of them just because Stallman doesn't mind being obnoxious.
Yes, I and many others use non-GNU tools such as BusyBox where appropriate. I don't want to have to differentiate between BusyBox/Linux and GNU/Linux. I'm not trying to start a debate about what is or is not part of the operating system. I'm simply pointing out that if you take a strict definition, Linux alone is a sufficient name, and that if you broaden it to include GNU you need to include a lot of other applications as well.
Operating Systems aren't user interfaces, they're application interfaces. Non-programmers never see operating systems, at least under the traditional definition of the term. Certainly people do use the term to encompass applications that are shipped with the operating system, but once you do that you have no cause to differentiate between the GNU utils and all the rest.
It's entirely possible to boot a Linux system with binutils or BSD userspace utilities.
Where you draw the line between "part of the operating system" and "mere applications" is fuzzy. If you're strict about it, you'll pick just the kernel. If you're not, you'll have to add the whole lot.
In the strictest sense, the kernel is the operating system. If you expand the definition to include standard applications, then GNU's contributions is relatively small.
Oh, and by the way, Linux isn't POSIX compliant anyway.
For the rest of that acronym soup.
It's just Linux. There's no GNU code in the kernel.
Yes, most Linux kernels run alongside GNU utilities, but they also run along side a lot of other things. If you accept the GNU/ prefix, you'll have to make it Xorg/KDE|Gnome|xfce/Apache/MySQL/Perl/PHP/Postgresql/Mozilla/GNU/Linux to be consistent.
Or you could just stick with Linux for simplicity.
HDDs and RAM are a tiny part of any hardware budget.
When I can buy a license for OS X to put on a Dell or Acer, I'll give it a try.
Nor did anyone say anything at all about Windows.
I'd be happy to give OS X a shot, but I'm not going to lock myself to a single hardware vendor.
I can find a laptop that will suit my needs for $700 or so. That its specs are different than the lowest priced Mac laptop is totally irrelevant, because it meets my requirements.
You don't calculate the Mac tax by comparing similar PC and Mac systems, you calculate it by comparing the PC you would buy with the Mac you'd have to buy.
If you're willing to look beyond radio pap, there's plenty of good, new music.
But it still looks like the barrier to entry for IE plugins are much higher, so they'll necessarily lag behind Firefox's.
Firebug may not be 'necessary', but it's damn useful.
Show me the IE equivalents of Adblock, Firebug and Greasemonkey.
This seems like more of an opportunity than a problem. People haven't deleted the feed, so they obviously still want to hear from you. Redirect requests to the 'dead' feeds to a general feed that announces new events.
At least not if you're wanting to target specific protocols rather than users or port, as TFA is.
For most of those search engines, most people would simply never have heard of them.
Switching the default search could really hurt Mozilla if Chrome matures by 2011.
I don't get it.
TFA is about Linux being a bigger competitor to MS than Apple. My original post points out that this is because Apple isn't even trying to compete with MS in the vast majority of the market.
Oh, and the word is 'losing' not 'loosing', you fucking simpleton.
You really need to work on your reading comprehension.
Apple has accepted their niche position, and aren't trying to grow out of it. As such, they are absolutely no threat to Microsoft.
But we don't. We have effectively perpetual copyright, so we need as many holes as possible poked in it.
If copyright expired 7 years after publication we could talk about strengthening it. Until that happens the answer is a flat no.
Thank you.
Doesn't Linus own the Linux trademark? This seems like a fairly cut and dry trademark squatting case.