Re: Actor/author Stephen Fry endorses free software
Posted by: Anonymous
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on September 06, 2008 04:04 AM
Well, it's usually referred to as GNU/Linux, because Stallman's argument - with which I have some sympathy - is that Linux was enabled because of the free tools - most notably gcc - coming from the GNU project.
My problem with the video, which I admit to only watching the first couple of minutes of, is that SF did not mention Linux at all and if you didn't know better, you'd think the operating system was called GNU.
I know RS was intending to create an OS, but he never did.
So I would take issue with your remark that "I for one am very grateful to the GNU project for giving me a free operating system" because it hasn't.
RS has problems with people ignoring the role of the GNU tools in the creation of Linux, which is fair enough.
But to talk of the "GNU operating system" and its many "distros" as SF did in the part I watched, is worse.
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Re: Actor/author Stephen Fry endorses free software
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 24.108.193.176] on September 06, 2008 04:04 AMMy problem with the video, which I admit to only watching the first couple of minutes of, is that SF did not mention Linux at all and if you didn't know better, you'd think the operating system was called GNU.
I know RS was intending to create an OS, but he never did.
So I would take issue with your remark that "I for one am very grateful to the GNU project for giving me a free operating system" because it hasn't.
RS has problems with people ignoring the role of the GNU tools in the creation of Linux, which is fair enough.
But to talk of the "GNU operating system" and its many "distros" as SF did in the part I watched, is worse.
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