[H-GEN] Richard Stallman's presentation in Brisbane.

[David Seikel]

On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:09:35 +1000 Simon Ellis
<ellis777 at bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> The Free Software Movement developed the GNU operating system,
> often erroneously referred to as Linux, specifically to establish
> these freedoms.

<snip>

> The GNU/Linux system, basically the GNU operating system with Linux
> added, is used on tens of millions of computers today.

Probably just as many systems out there with Linux kernels that don't
use GNU software.  Not to mention that it's a bit of a stretch to claim
that so much of most Linux distros is GNU that you might as well call it
GNU.  There is sufficient non GNU software on most Linux distros to make
nonsense out of calling them GNU distros.  No one calls the OS inside my
router "The Busybox operating system, often erroneously referred to as
Linux".  I'm certainly never gonna label the Linux OS I'm developing as
GNU, most of the usual GNU stuff just does not fit my design goals.

The ego of the guy knows no bounds.  I wont take him seriously if he
keeps trying to push that crap down peoples throats.

-- 
A big old stinking pile of genius that no one wants
coz there are too many silver coated monkeys in the world.
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