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From: | B. Smith-Mannschott |
Subject: | "MIT/GNU/Linux" (was: gnu vs. xemacs) |
Date: | Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:46:09 +0100 |
On Dec 29, 2006, at 02:12, Leo wrote:
In every emacs-* mailing lists, it has been extremely consistent to use Linux and GNU/Linux i.e. Linux means the kernel and GNU/Linux is the operating system that contains a Linux kernel.
So lemme see... (1) "Linux" is just kernel(2) GNU/Linux is the operating system formed by running the GNU tools on top of that kernel
=>Actually, we should use "MIT/GNU/Linux", at least when including X11 on top of GNU/Linux. I'm sure I wouldn't feel at all tempted to shorten a handy phrase like "MIT/GNU/Linux". It just rolls of the tongue.
I'm inclined to agree with the point made by the pedants of "GNU/ Linux", but I do wonder: where does it end?
*ducks* // ben
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