On Sep 18, 2000, Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> An issue has recently been raised (by me) in the libtool mailing list
> regarding the desirability of using the label "gnu-win32" in scripts
> like libtool (and, I presume, configure).
> In hacker terminology, calling something a "win" is a form of praise.
> People who wish to praise Microsoft Windows are free to do so, but in
> the GNU Project we don't do it. So we write either "Windows" or "w",
> not "win".
But then, wouldn't calling the project ``GNU Win'' or, even better,
``GNU Wins'', be a good thing? :-)
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