Re: that old GNU/Linux argument

On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 22:17 +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:33:17 +0200
Björn Persson <listor3.rombobeorn@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

måndagen den 21 juli 2008 skrev Les Mikesell:
Björn Persson wrote:
You're still talking as if your opponents want to name entire
distributions "GNU/Linux". I'm not so sure that there really is anyone
who wants to name entire distributions "GNU/Linux". Are you sure that
there are people who want to do this? Do you have any evidence?

I don't have much occasion to talk about a subset that is more than a
kernel and less than a distribution with real applications so I'm not
sure where or why such a name would be used.

It could for example be used in sentences like these:

"Fedora is a collection of programs and libraries built around the operating
system GNU/Linux."

Linux is a trademark, please use it properly in combination with other
marks.

... and an GPL'd registered project under the name of "Linux", which has
turned into a wildly successful effort on the part of thousands and
thousands of people. Thanks Alan. Ric

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