[Nottingham] NLUG: What's in a name?

[Rory Holland]

There's actually more KDE in Linux than there is GNU, so you'd be better off
calling it KDE/Linux.
They're called Linux User Groups, but it's really for anyone interested in
tech topics with a free-software flavour.
Calling it GNU/Linux in this respect would be counterproductive.

On 9 June 2011 20:05, Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:

> Folks,
>
> At the moment, we've got for our website the title:
>
> "Nottingham Linux Users Group"
>
> and the tagline:
>
> "For all and everyone Linux"
>
>
> For those that know, what we commonly describe and use as "Linux" is
> actually a vital chunk of "GNU" tools and utilities running on top of
> a kernel. The "Linux" is actually 'just' the kernel. All of that is
> protected by various flavours of the GPL 'copyleft' licence. Neither
> part can work without the other for we commonly understand to be
> 'Linux'... Indeed, I think the GPL has been essential for defending
> the very existence of "GNU/Linux".
>
> Trying to be more descriptive, are there any objections/comments for
> using the title:
>
> "Nottingham GNU/Linux Users Group"
>
> and the tagline:
>
> "For all and everyone and anything Free/Libre and Open Sourced"
>
> for the group website?
>
> (Is there a FLOSH for the hardware for FLOSS?! :-) )
>
>
> What say you all?
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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