intro classes?

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 08:10:13 -0700

Quoting Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com>: 

> On Tue, 2002-08-06 at 01:04, der.hans wrote: 
> > Well, if that's the reasoning for leaving out GNU we need to leave out 
> Linux 
> > since we will be covering exactly zero things about Linux in the newbie 
> > courses. They aren't the place to bring up kernel stuff. 
>  
> My reasoning for not using GNU in the name is that it implies a narrow 
> focus.  For the same reason I wouldn't name the thing "Training for 
> redhat packages that start with the letter A thu G". 
> I'm sure there are some great stuff in those letters, and stuff the OS 
> probably wouldn't work without, but a complete system, that people would 
> even consider switching to, it doesn't make. 
>  
> Brian Cluff 

Brian, 

I think you are missing hans' point. GNU/Linux doesn't imply a narrower focus, 
but rather acknowledges the MAJOR contribution of RMS,FSF,GNU software to 
making Linux what it is today. 

AND it opens the door to talking about one reason we use GNU/Linux - 
Freiheit/Freedom. 

Regardless of any personal feelings any of us might harbor about RMS, to not 
acknowledge the GNU contribution is almost like rippng the Declaration of 
Independance from the history books. No RMS = no FSF, GNU, GPL, no insentive 
to build a free OS, mo community AND no one, always there, reminding us of the 
importance of freedom. 

Dennis Kibbe   

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