Re: Difference between Unix and Linux?

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From: Wayne Brown
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:17

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In comp.unix.admin Robert Uhl <ruhl@4dv.net> <ruhl@4dv.net> wrote:

> Sheesh, some folks really must have small, sad lives to care about
> this sort of thing.  I daresay that the FSF's goals would be furthered
> far better by writing a BitKeeper replacement, rather than arguing
> that the GNU Project should be singled out above all other for honour
> and adoration in a name.

Especially since the main effect of their renaming campaign seems to
be to inspire contempt for the FSF in people like me, who (once upon a
time) respected and admired the GNU Project, before they alienated me
with their glory-seeking.

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