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

[David Carpenter]

Always good to ask the 'Why do you do it that way' question.

I guess the answer is pretty much that's how it turned out between the
people involved at the time. The whole set up is as a result of individuals
getting on and doing stuff, and in general people seem to have been happy
to come along for the ride.

Certainly I saw Richard Stallman talk either before the group started or
soon after and I found his arguments persuasive, so that may have had an
effect.

I'd like to think that the direction/custodianship/rules of the group are
there to be discussed or taken up by individuals or groups with a desire to
see the group move in one direction or the other, while also being aware
that without formal structures that can be hard to do.

Anyway. I think that's the why. If people interested in change then let the
debate begin.

Cheers
David


On 12 November 2012 16:09, Dick Thomas <xpd259 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was thinking about this my self the other day as we exclude bsd users
> in the district too and most foss is the same on linux and bsd
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> On 12 November 2012 16:08, Andrew Back <andrew at carrierdetect.com> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU/Linux_naming_controversy
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>> Or perhaps you are actually asking why they took the same position as
>> RMS and the FSF et al ...
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>> Cheers,
>>
>> Andrew
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