[Fsf-india] DEBATE: Why Linux... why GNU/Linux
Raghavendra Bhat
ragu@vsnl.com
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 07:41:22 +0530
E. Krishnan reminisces :
> I said the statemnt in question was well put, since it struck a
> familiar chord in me. As a teacher, I've often come across this
> malady of emphasizing a name at the cost of the meaning of a concept
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You cannot convey the proper meaning without emphasizing the name. Can
you tell me what book you have been reading of late, which says so ?
Sir, you should read what RMS has to say here in, `What's in a name ?'
at least three times.
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html
> don't attribute your meanings to my statements
I was not adding up meanings to your statements but I was flabbergasted
by your parroting non-sense and that too from a teacher of your stature.
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