[wplug] In closing

[David Ostroske]

From: "N. Iglehart" <sendai at amerion.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:46:35 -0500
> The issue RMS has with Linux has nothing to do with a license, but the
> fact that so many of the core Linux utilities and software are GNU
> tools. This includes most of the basic utilities such as ls, cat, more,
> etc and the very compiler, gcc, that makes 99.999% of Linux into
> executables.

That's very true. The tools that RMS and others developed as part of the GNU project are very valuable, and he deserves credit for creating them, as well as starting the free software movement.

> His point is actually very valid, but he's turned it into a stumbling
> block.

Absolutely! He does NOT deserve a naming credit for an entire system that has Linux at its core. That would be thoroughly unjust. What about all of the non-kernel, non-GNU components? Don't they take up a considerable part of most distros?

It was Linux that spurred on the most popular free operating system, as well as inspired the open source movement. "Linux" is worthy of its own name.

At least Linus isn't selling the naming rights to the kernel, like they do with stadiums. Ooh... "McDonald's Linux... free distro with every happy meal!" :-)

--- David Ostroske
    eksortso at linuxmail.org


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