On Mon, 2001-12-03 at 15:29, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Shaya Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The FSF wants things to be called GNU/Linux, because its a GNU system > > with a linux kernel. The same logic would extend to GNU/w32 in that its > > a gnu system (or as much a gnu system as anything else) with a w32 > > kernel/ui. > > No, because the hallmark, the sine qua non, of a GNU system, is that > it is free software. Or, if you doubt me, then go ahead and ask the > FSF directly and see what their opinion is.
I don't doubt you, as in a perfect world I would agree. But perhaps I'm cynicall, as the FSF always wants Linux and GNU mentioned together, but to me Linux is not necc a "free system" i.e. RedHat distributes software that the FSF probably doesn't consider free (pine), but would the FSF be happy or unhappy if they called it RedHat GNU/Linux? my understanding is that they would be happy, perhaps I'm mistaken.
