On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:20:52 -0500 (EST), Ron Johnson wrote: > On 02/17/2011 07:54 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: >> The longer, more formal name of Debian is "Debian GNU/Linux". It is called >> that >> because the core of the system is the fusion of the Linux kernel (which is >> not >> part of the GNU project) with the basic GNU tools (such as the programs found >> in the "coreutils" package, for example). The Debian project wished to >> acknowledge >> the major contribution that the GNU project made to the distribution in the >> early days (and still continues to do so). > > > Then it should be named: > Debian GNU/X/GNOME/KDE/Lots-of-other-stuff Linux. > > I remember when RMS got all pissy about Hurd getting overshadowed by > a little punk from Finland and fearing that people would forget > about his greatness.
:-) Quoting from the Debian FAQ: The Debian Project was created by Ian Murdock in 1993, initially under the sponsorship of the Free Software Foundation's GNU project. Today, Debian's developers think of it as a direct descendent of the GNU project. That explains why GNU had enough clout to get their name in the title. -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/194164625.936483.1298209048185.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
