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Do a package count, then go find out which ones are GNU. |
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You'd be surprised, how many aren't.Then go look at the GNU |
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web page, and see how many packages, Didn't used to be under |
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the GNU banner, and now are. Seems a little like Microsoft to me. |
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The issue is, if RMS puts those quiet little two lines in an email |
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at some point to every dist on the planet, in the hopes of making |
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GNU seem a lot more important that it really is its not a small thing. |
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If you just add a small blurb in a email about something else, It looks |
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like its an after-thought, and people don't take it as a direct request. |
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That's why people do this, very sneaky. Got to give him credit. |
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But ask around to other dists who have been approached by RMS, |
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they all say the same thing regarding RMS and GNU. |
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Yes, GNU is important. It is important enough to change the name? |
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No. If RMS truly wanted to evangelize the benefits of GNU, why |
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isn't he trying to get more sites to have information about GNU on |
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their site? Why is he trying to change the name of every dist on the |
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planet? Because he thinks that having GNU in front of every name |
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makes people think of GNU in a positive light. How many users |
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actually KNOW what GNU is based off calling something |
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GNU/Linux? Probably none. |
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So why such a large push from RMS to do this? And yes it is a large |
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push, When RMS hunts down a mailing list for dists and mails there, |
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as opposed to posting an email to the people who run the dist, it is very |
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deliberate. It is about politics, and how RMS wants people to publicly |
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validate GNU. We have. We use GNU's projects, we like them, but |
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to join the cult of GNU seems a little excessive. Think about it, at what |
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point does GNU become what they were founded to fight against? |
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I've heard for years people are considering a NGNU (Not GNU) project |
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just because of RMS's tactics. This says more about RMS and GNU |
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than any webpage EVER could. |
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It's like any Ford small truck, The engine and transmission is made by |
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Mazda. Does Mazda require Ford to call the truck a Mazda/Ford Ranger? |
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No. That would be stupid. The truck can't run without those parts, but |
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does Mazda care if they get credit? No they care that Ford and its customers |
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are happy, And if you were to open the hood, You'd notice the Mazda |
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logo here and there on things. |
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So if RMS truly wanted to further the GNU cause, he'd get distro's to |
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provide more information on the dist page, about GNU, and the |
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benefits, where users could go and read about why GNU was important. |
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It's been mentioned to him in several forums, does he do it? No he keeps |
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building the GNU empire and claims to be doing for the benefit of the |
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community. |
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So how does causing animosity and resentment benefit the community? |
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It doesn't. |
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Kevyn |
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----- Original Message ----- |
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From: "Spider" <spider@g.o> |
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To: <gentoo-dev@g.o> |
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Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 12:53 PM |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] License criteria for Gentoo |
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