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Re: Difference between Unix and Linux?

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From: SW
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 01:10
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"Steve Mading" <madings@baladi.bmrb.wisc.edu> wrote in message
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> If it looks ridiculous it's simply because the name GNU/linux is
> ridiculous and I'm showing how by analogy - the above nonsense
> is what would happen if other things were named the same way.

It does look ridiculous.  But what's even more ridiculous is the amount of
energy being expended on deciding the name of a damned operating system,
under the assumption that the name has anything to do with the genius behind
it anyway.  Shouldn't you all be off coding somewhere, to further refine the
technology?  :P
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From: "SW" <sw@spammersblow.com>
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