[gnu.misc.discuss] Proposal: Linrmsux
Yeechang Lee
[Submitter's note: There's an ongoing debate in gnu.misc.discuss,
comp.os.linux.misc, and other places about RMS's proposal in the
Emacs 19.31 documentation to, get this, rename Linux 'Lignux'. No
joke.]
Subject: Proposal: Linrmsux
From: zbr...@lynx.dac.neu.edu (zachary brown)
Newsgroup: gnu.misc.discuss
All this talk about giving GNU its proper credit fails to get to the
heart of the issue. GNU would not even exist without Richard Stallman,
and hence, neither would `linux' or any other free operating system.
The simplest way to solve the injustice of the prestige Linus Torvalds
is getting instead of Richard Stallman is to merge both their names in
identifying the kernel. Since GNU software forms the center of the
linux OS, it's only fitting that 'rms' form the center of the word.
Therefore I propose 'linrmsux' as the new name for the OS, and I hope
that others who are appalled at the lack of recognition GNU suffers
under will join with me in giving Richard Stallman his proper glory.
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Anatoly Vorobey
Subject: Re: Proposal: Linrmsux
From: Craig Burley <bur...@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
Newsgroup: gnu.misc.discuss
zbr...@lynx.dac.neu.edu (zachary brown) writes:
All this talk about giving GNU its proper credit fails to get to the
heart of the issue. GNU would not even exist without Richard Stallman,
and hence, neither would `linux' or any other free operating system.
The simplest way to solve the injustice of the prestige Linus Torvalds
is getting instead of Richard Stallman is to merge both their names in
identifying the kernel. Since GNU software forms the center of the
linux OS, it's only fitting that 'rms' form the center of the word.
Therefore I propose 'linrmsux' as the new name for the OS, and I hope
that others who are appalled at the lack of recognition GNU suffers
under will join with me in giving Richard Stallman his proper glory.
This is getting TOTALLY RIDICULOUS.
Look, rms wouldn't be where he is today without being able to prosper
in and enjoy the environment provided by the MIT AI lab, specifically,
the PDP-10s running ITS (Incompatible Timesharing System, the UNIX of
the late '60s and early '70s).
Therefore, all GNU software should refer to Linux as:
Litsux
Come to think of it, without Digital Equipment Corporation, MIT wouldn't
have had enough equipment and accessibility to internal machine info
(on the OS, for example) to do its AI work. Therefore, we really should
use:
DECitsux
Further, it should be obvious that Digital, MIT, rms, and GNU would never
have happened if it was not for the invention of Timesharing Of
Resources, historically referred to as TOR, so the name _really_ should
be:
DECitsTOR
But, let's face it, the advent of the affordable workstation/server/time-
sharing machine occurred when Digital introduced the VAX. I claim that
timesharing and the VAX are the two most crucial elements bringing the
computing world to a point where GNU, Linux, rms, et al are so widely
recognized and appreciated.
Therefore, I absolutely require any and all future references to what
has heretofore been referred to as "Linux" to give credit where credit
is due by referring to it as:
TORVAX
This name has the added benefit of continuing to credit the actual author.
;-)