[Fsf-india] DEBATE: Why Linux... why GNU/Linux

[Raju Mathur]

>>>>> "KAL" == Khuzaima A Lakdawala <klak@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in> writes:

    >> http://atulchitnis.com/writings/gnulinux.php
    >> 
    >> Atul Chitnis : Why Linux (and not GNU/Linux) ...  [The author
    >> wishes to thank Gopikrishna Garge (gopi at exocore dot com) for
    >> helping with the development of the argument on which this
    >> article is based.]
    >> 
    >> Copyright 1962-2002 Atul Chitnis. All Rights Reserved

    KAL> This argument is not worthy of debate. It is flawed at its
    KAL> roots. It assumes that the operating system they call Linux
    KAL> would exist in the absence of the GNU philosophy, the
    KAL> license, the movement, the project.

Linux wouldn't exist without IBM creating the PC and opening up the
market for clones either, so let's call it IBM/Linux and be done with
it.

    KAL> The specifics and details of an argument which is flawed at
    KAL> its core (exo or otherwise) are irrelevant and undeserving of
    KAL> debate.

Regards,

-- Raju
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