Re: Difference between Unix and Linux?

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From: Steve Mading
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 11:11

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In comp.unix.questions Kermit Tensmeyer <nspam.x0kermit@ti.com> wrote:

: "Steve Mading" <madings@baladi.bmrb.wisc.edu> wrote in message
: news:afishq$h9$1@news.doit.wisc.edu...
:> In comp.unix.questions Sami Sihvonen <ss@janiika.com> wrote:
:> : In article <afddm8$94k$1@tilde.itg.ti.com>,
:> : "Kermit Tensmeyer" <nspam.x0kermit@ti.com> wrote:
:>
:> :>> It is GNU/Linux, not Linux... See http://www.gnu.org/ for details.
:> :> Linux is the OS. gnu - tools provide some of the very good
:> :> software that also runs on Linux  and Unix and ...

:>
:> I used to respect RMS.  The longer he continues with his bullshit
:> campaign to try to turn the Linux name into an unpronouncable
:> alphabet soup, the less I respect him.  Putting the credits up
:> in the name makes as much sense as making the title of a book
:> contain the bibliography.


:  sombody wise once said (well that leaves most of us out..)

:  "it is amazing how much can get accomplished if you don't
: care who get's the credit"

And the sad thing is, people opposed to RMS's messy name
aren't trying to claim he doesn't deserve any credit, as
some people falsely claim.  They just recognize that
the name of a thing is not the right place to put its
bibliography.

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From: Steve Mading <madings@baladi.bmrb.wisc.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.questions,gnu.misc.discuss
Subject: Re: Difference between Unix and Linux?
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:11:54 +0000 (UTC)
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