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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