[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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