Re: [gentoo-dev] Distribution Name

On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 12:43:24AM -0500, Steven R. Baker wrote:

> Yes, GNU/Linux *is* a Stallmanism, it just so happens that Stallman is
> right and Linus is wrong.  Linux is just a kernel, nothing more.  An
> operating system consists of a kernel as well as the software that
> goes into it.  The software that makes up a base system is made by GNU
> (the compiler, libc, all of the userland utilities) therefore, it's a
> GNU system.  You can be running a BSD, Sun, Mach, or HURD kernel and
> still be running a GNU system.

The "G" (first letter) in Gentoo stands for "GNU".  Also, Achim, our lead
developer, has the last name "Gottinger".  The "G" in Gottinger stands for
"GNU".  My last name is "Robbins", and the "s" in Robbins stands for
"Stallman".  Whenever I type a "G", "N", "U" or "S" on my keyboard, you can be
sure that I do so with full and total reverence towards Richard Stallman and
the GNU project.  Sometimes, I purposely type the word "snug" and  
tears well up inside me.

Little known fact: Psygnosis US was also located at 675 Massachusetts Ave,
Cambridge, MA.  I worked at Psygnosis for a couple of years.  We were on the
sixth floor, and the GNU mail room was in the basement.  Our warehouse was in
the basement.  We had cool things in our warehouse, like full stock of all
Psygnosis products, posters, and cool stand-up cardboard Lemmings.  In their
mailroom?  Two strange women and a bag of mail.  My point?  I'll let you try
to figure that out.

> Is Python in Gentoo linked with libreadline?  If so, that's a GPL
> violation.  Don't get me wrong, I *love* Python, but there should be
> some sort of policy or mechanism that says what can go in to Gentoo
> and what can't.  Don't you care about your Freedom?

The policy is that we include all the good stuff we can get our hands on.  I
haven't heard of anyone getting arrested for linking python with libreadline. 

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Daniel Robbins					<drobbins@g.o>
President/CEO					http://www.gentoo.org 
Gentoo Technologies, Inc.