Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 21:22:54 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> To: Saifi Khan <saifi.khan@twincling.org> Cc: jerrymc@msu.edu, korikov.zk@gmail.com, Sean Cavanaugh <Millenia2000@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Welcome to the "freebsd-questions" mailing list Message-ID: <b79ecaef0905141322x6846eae6l7ee7f6ba63b9b471@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905140935490.9345@localhost> References: <mailman.0.1242226715.74750.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <717ed9590905130803x35a786b6uec0256cf855adf8f@mail.gmail.com> <20090513165552.GA47498@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <BAY126-W224CC92E2ADFCF02A45A8CA610@phx.gbl> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905140104420.8671@localhost> <BAY126-DS1FDD450DBF4DBE0B81580CA610@phx.gbl> <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905140935490.9345@localhost>
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2009/5/14 Saifi Khan <saifi.khan@twincling.org>: > On Wed, 13 May 2009, Sean Cavanaugh wrote: > >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Saifi Khan" <saifi.khan@twincling.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:04 PM >> To: "Sean Cavanaugh" <millenia2000@hotmail.com> >> Cc: <jerrymc@msu.edu>; <korikov.zk@gmail.com>; <freebsd-questions@freebs= d.org> >> Subject: RE: Welcome to the "freebsd-questions" mailing list >> >> > On Wed, 13 May 2009, Sean Cavanaugh wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > (The true nomenclature is GNU/Linux when refering to a Linux based O= S). >> > >> > Not true. >> > >> > Please see >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy >> > >> > >> > thanks >> > Saifi. >> > >> >> based on the wiki page (which we ALL know is NEVER wrong) states that >> GNU/Linux is the correct form and the ONLY reason for calling it just Li= nux is >> that its easier to say and that's how its known overall in mainstream me= dia. > > > based on Linus Torvalds (which we ALL know is RIGHT) states that > > when asked if the name GNU/Linux was justified: > > =A0 =A0Well, I think it's justified, but it's justified if you > =A0 =A0actually make a GNU distribution of Linux ... the same way > =A0 =A0that I think that "Red Hat Linux" is fine, or "SuSE Linux" > =A0 =A0or "Debian Linux", because if you actually make your own > =A0 =A0distribution of Linux, you get to name the thing, but > =A0 =A0calling Linux in general "GNU Linux" i > =A0 =A0I think is just ridiculous. > > (G)ot (N)othing (U)nique takes years since 1989 for http://is.gd/zGZh > > > Hope this helps. > > thanks > Saifi. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" > [chris@amnesiac]~% echo "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Hurd" | wc -c 38 [chris@amnesiac]~% echo http://is.gd/zGZh |wc -c 18 Seriously, please don't obfuscate URLs when there's no real need to. Those of us who are careful prefer not to follow strange looking links; it's counterproductive. is.gd and tinyurl are great if you have to type in monstrous links like http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/10/13/Using-Vista_2700_s-Boot-Manage= r-to-Boot-Linux-and-Dual-Booting-with-BitLocker-Protection-with-TPM-Support= .aspx However, there's no need when it's either copy-paste or click, and just confuses things. Also, Torvalds talks about stuff like that far too much. It's only fair to call it GNU/Linux; it IS GNU on top of the Linux kernel. It's like calling Mac OS X Darwin, or NeXTSTEP Mach (or worse, FreeBSD!). Chris --=20 A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
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