(GNU/)Linux [Re: Dutch to sue Micro$oft...]

[Digital Wokan]

Tell that seperate entity story to the people who talk about having just
installed the new Linux 7.1 OS.  :)

James wrote:
> 
> I did not mean to start a flame war at all. Let just try to keep it a
> discussion and I hope to get allot of input back.
> 
> It is just GNU is not Linux, or vice versa, and should not be presented as
> such. When you do place both of these items together you do have a working
> Operating System and you could present them as Debian GNU/Linux. I leave this
> decision to call a Operating System GNU up to that vendor. I guess you could
> also say "GNU/Linux compatible Operating System".
> 
> Linux is a separate entity and should be treated as such until Linus tells us
> otherwise.
> 
> 
> On Monday 20 August 2001 22:52, you wrote:
> > Alright.. if someone really wants to start this flame war, I'll toss a
> > stick or two on the fire and duck out. :)
> >
> > You can be enthusiastic about your kernel all you want (I compile and
> > install new kernels within 24hrs of hitting the ftp sites), but it's the
> > rest of the tools that make the system useful. :)
> >
> > On 20 Aug 2001 22:07:10 -0700, James wrote:
> > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-Linux enthusiasts"
> > >
> > > On Monday 20 August 2001 21:32, you wrote:
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > > "we are not anti-Microsoft bigots, we are pro-GNU/Linux enthusiasts"
> > > >
> > > > Well, Jim, I'm trying . . .
> > > >
> > > > George
> > > >
> > > > "John (EBo) David" wrote:
> > > > > Thought this might amuse some of the people on the list...
> > > > >
> > > > > This from Amsterdam NL.
> > > > >
> > > > > > To my astonishment, they showed that video of that microsoft guy on
> > > > > > the dutch tv news. It was in an item on the dutch justice
> > > > > > department, that is sewing Microsoft. They are looking into the
> > > > > > possibility of sewing them, that is. Because they are now 'forcing'
> > > > > > customers to subscribe to their software, eventhough most clients
> > > > > > are very reluctant to change that often, and also, new software
> > > > > > versions can be buggy, so they prefer to wait. The microsoft guy in
> > > > > > the Netherlands looked obnoxiously glib. Yuck...
> > > > >
> > > > >   EBo --
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