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From: iia...@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Linux is a GNU system and the DWARF support
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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 16:15:07 GMT
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In article <CvvtAu....@pell.com> o...@pell.com (Orc) writes:
>In article <1994Sep8.142206.18...@cs.cornell.edu>,
>Matt Welsh <m...@cs.cornell.edu> wrote:
>>RMS's idea (which I have heard first-hand) is that Linux systems
>>should be considered GNU systems with Linux as the kernel.
>   Well, that certainly puts a new twist on the GPL.  An unpleasant
>one; GPLing things makes them part of the GNU project.

Chuckle.. poor Mr Stallman I guess the Linux community will have to absorb
him rather than the reverse.

>>Why shouldn't GNU receive recognition for this?
>   No reason.  But since my first interpretation of RMS's idea is
>that the FSF will take credit for work they've not done, it seems
>like it's not the most politic way to ask for recognition.

RMS is RMS. He can think what he likes. Do you think anyone cares ? I don't
see what the difference between GNU using Linux and anyone else using Linux
is apart from its more good publicity for us and makes their hurd project
look rather silly 8)

Alan
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