On Thursday 28 December 2006 14:11, jtd wrote:
On Thursday 28 December 2006 00:30, Mrugesh Karnik wrote:
On Thursday 28 December 2006 00:09, Roshan wrote:
No, thank you. The appearance of GNU/Linux and the partiality associated with that section has put me off. Seems like these fanatics care more about the word GNU than its meaning these days.
P.S. I don't know who wrote that. If the person finds this comment offencive, I don't care.
I wrote the comment. If u dont care shut up. If u do either way read the mail archives and talk logic rather than name calling. Name calling tends to show up as a very neuron defecient head. The wiki clearly states that all other characteristics exist as a spinoff of freedom. And the FSF and RMS in particular has had the foresight and moral strength to fight when most others would like to pretend otherwise.
Yes. It's a fact. Read what I've said time and time again on the list. The first thing I always tell any newbie is regarding freedom. I tell them what is FOSS and what freedom stands for. Read the link to my blog post I've provided in the email "Linux Brochure - Short Version". Read what I've said at the bottom and then dig up my neuron deficiencies. I tell people the importance of GNU. But I do not take sides. I am neither a Linux nor a GNU/Linux fanatic. What is right is right. I think Linus is wrong to make comments such as "Go write your own kernel" and RMS is wrong to use the words "GNU/Linux".
In that same email, I've specified my view about GNU/Linux. Read it up. I hear that the term GNU/Linux is used to portray the importance of freedom. Would you rather not use FOSS/Linux then? A Free and Open Source Operating System atop the Linux kernel. Doesn't that sound more appropriate? Aren't the other components of the system Free too? Sure, they do not focus on the aspect, GNU does, but in the end, they ARE free and they're not GNU software. That's my point.
Apache, X, and others do not focuss on this aspect (and they need not too) because others are doing that job. We too are doing our bit in the same vein.
Right. I do my part too.
Are we trying to denigrate the others - most certainly not. I fail to see how focussing on freedom as per the GNU manifesto in anyway detracts from ANY contibutor to the FOSS universe. Having read the urls someone will form an opinion - for, against or dontcare - which is better than forming an opinion without knowing the basis for his opinions.
Exactly. I see the URL pointing to GNU's opinion. Where's the opinion of the people who disagree with the term GNU/Linux? If the content you put up leads people to form an opinion, shouldn't you present both sides of the argument?