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Subject: Re: Nvidia and its choice to read the GPL "differently"
From: Steven Barnhart <sbarn03@softhome.net>
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> The term Linux for the whole system might be inaccurate, but it's what
> is used and as long as the owner of the name Linux (Linus) doesn't
complain
> that's fine.  Calling it GNU/Linux is 1984-style changing of history,
though.

> I'd also like to add the the FSF didn't give a shit for Linux until it
> got popular enough to ride on the bandwaggon.

Not to mention the fact that GNU/Linux is the worst sounding and ugliest
looking name you could pick imho. I'd rather do the Mozilla way
"linux-gnu". It sounds better and the kernel is the most important
piece is it not? I agree the GNU project deserves some kind of credit
but I don't think it should be in the name exactly..no one's forced to
use GNU things I believe if you really _wanted_ to you could replace all
the GNU stuff with proprietary stuff and such...I would never do it but
heh I don't think you need GNU to use Linux.

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Steven
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