[Fsf-friends] Re: [Ilugc] Tamil Nadu, +1 Syllabus, GNU/Linux

Mahesh T. Pai paivakil@sancharnet.in
Mon Mar 7 22:44:05 IST 2005


Ramanraj K said on Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 09:06:00PM +0530,:

 >  Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:

Where?? I cannot find a parent post here. Am I missing something? 

 > 
 > >On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 03:03:01PM +0530, Joe Steeve wrote:
 > >
 > >>For now, it should be atleast `GNU/Linux` instead of `Linux`. I
 > >>think, FSF-TN should be working with the governmental departments
 > >>with this.
 > >
 > >Oh, so you want to get a law passed making people say GNU/Linux?
 > Copyright Law gives the author(s) the right to due credit and honour in 
 > respect of their works, and no other special law is necessary to get it 
 > enforced.  AFAIK, FSF and RMS merely *request* that the GNU/Linux 
 > Operating System be called by that name. (see: 
 > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/linux-gnu-freedom.html )


What is this about?
 
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