Debian flamewar

[Paul Lussier]

On Feb 10, 2005, Bill McGonigle wrote:
> On Feb 10, 2005, at 18:43, Paul Iadonisi wrote:

>   Okay, putting the sarcasm aside, I have no problem with referring to
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as Fedora Core as "GNU/Linux based
> operating systems."

>I used to not care too much about the push for GNU/Linux but upon
>further reflection it does tend to denigrate the contributions of
>other significant developers.  A linux webserver depends just as much
>on Apache as it does on libc as it does on the linux kernel.

Hmmm, last time I checked it was the NASA Space Shuttle, not <insert
name of largest contractor here> Space Shuttle.  NASA not only didn't
design the space shuttle, but they don't even assemble the damn thing.

I'm sorry, but the FSF has no ground to stand on in this debate.
Their own GPL states that you are free to do what ever you want with
their software as long as you retain the copyright notice and provide
access to the source.  No where does it state that you must name a
collection of software in which theirs is the majority after their
project.  Free software is all about the freedom of CHOICE.  And that
includes the right to choose what name you want to give your
collection of it.

By the way, everyone here is a nazi, therefore I hereby declare this
debate/thread/discussion over! :)


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Seeya,
Paul