[Bradford] Why is Bradlug GNU/Linux and not just Linux ?

Brian bradlug at techchico.org.uk
Mon Nov 12 16:13:19 UTC 2012



RMS didn't click with me at first. My mind immediately seized on Root Mean Square.

BCA :-)


________________________________
 From: Andrew Back <andrew at carrierdetect.com>
To: Nick Rhodes <nick at ngrhodes.co.uk> 
Cc: bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk 
Sent: Monday, 12 November 2012, 16:08
Subject: Re: [Bradford] Why is Bradlug GNU/Linux and not just Linux ?
 
On 12 November 2012 16:02, Nick Rhodes <nick at ngrhodes.co.uk> wrote:
> As the title asks...

My guess would be that whoever founded the group thought that
GNU/Linux was appropriate. See:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy

Or perhaps you are actually asking why they took the same position as
RMS and the FSF et al ...

Cheers,

Andrew

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Andrew Back
http://carrierdetect.com

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