Re: Linux isn't an operating system
Paul Matthews (paul@matthews.com)
Sat, 9 Mar 1996 09:18:09 -0500
Richard Stallman writes:
> You've proposed that we agree on the term "Linux system" for the
> complete systems based on Linux, and give credit to GNU developers "in
> the second breath". That is a reasonable way of giving credit, but it
> has two drawbacks:
>
> * It is what most people have been doing, and that is what has led to
> our present problems.
>
> * The real issue is not giving credit, but encouraging the cooperation
> that we all need.
>
> I'm sure that if I let this issue drop, and let the issues of
> cooperation drift, we could all "get along" with no visible disputes.
> But this is because the substantive problems would quietly continue to
> grow. We need to do more than get along; we need to work together.
How unfortunate to see this defensiveness. How out of place on the
Linux kernel mailing list.
> I've proposed the term "Linux-based GNU system" as a way of doing
> this, because I think it is an accurate description.
Boo!
Paul Matthews
McLean, VA
e-mail: paul@matthews.com