Linux, GNU, and Freedom (was Re: The Stallman Factor)

der.hans plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Tue, 21 May 2002 01:21:51 -0700 (MST)


Am 20. May, 2002 schwätzte George Toft so:

> And we should all start calling Solaris "Berkeley/Solaris" right?  I don't

Don't be ridiculous. It's Berkeley/SunOS and AT&T/Solaris ;-).

> think so.  If you don't follow my point, find out what's in /usr/ucb
> (that's ucb as in University of California Berkely) - all the neat tools
> you are used to that are not GNU.

I use GNU tools on Solaris. I wish the one debian developer had followed
through on his threat to make debian GNU/Solaris. He was gonna keep the
Solaris kernel, wipe out the OS and install a debian GNU OS compiled for the
Solaris kernel :).

ciao,

der.hans, pfighting pfor pfug ;-)
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